Below are the main categories of GERD medication: Antacids: neutralize stomach acids and include Tums, Rolaids, Mylanta, and Maalox H-2 blockers: decrease stomach acid production and include Tagamet, Pepcid AC, and Zantac Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs): reduce stomach acid and heal damaged esophageal tissue and include Prilosec, Prevacid, and Nexium Baclofen: reduces relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter Contact a Gastroenterologist Chronic heartburn in the form of GERD can really begin to affect someones quality of life, especially because for many people it affects their ability to sleep soundly at night
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Research by one of us (ES) in the early-1990s found numerous cross-connections among the members of the Surgeon Generals advisory committee for the 1964 report, the AMAs Education and Research Fund to administer grants from the tobacco industry, and the Tobacco Industry Research Committee (renamed the Council for Tobacco Research in 1964)