There are two very popular medications for treating acid reflux disease.
Nexium (also known as the "Purple Pill" is a subscription medication that inhibits the millions of acid pumps in your stomach from creating acid. Nexium turns off some of these pumps, but leaves some on to allow for food digestion. Nexium can help heal the damage caused by acid reflux disease.
Prilosec OTC is the first over-the-counter pill to deal with acid reflux as a proton pump inhibitor. It is much like Nexium in what is claims to do, but is available with a prescription. You take one pill a day to relieve heartburn and some acid reflux symptoms.
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