Nexium

Safe and Effective Acid Reflux Treatment

This medicine is effective in treating patients suffering from the symtoms of acid reflux. Nexium is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) that reduces the amount of acid produced in the stomach. The drug is often prescribed for acid reflux and is available in 20mg and 40mg tablets

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What is Nexium

Nexium is a medication that reduces the amount of acid produced in the stomach. It is also available as a generic medication, going by the name of its active ingredient, esomeprazole.

It is used to effectively treat several conditions relating to the overproduction of acid, including:

gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
ulcers caused by long-term use of NSAIDs
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
(alongside antibiotics) bacterial infections in the intestine or stomach

In addition to treating the above conditions, Nexium also eases many of their symptoms, such as heartburn.

How does Nexium work

Nexium contains the active ingredient esomeprazole - a type of medicine known as a proton pump inhibitor.

The cells lining the stomach contain proton pumps, which work to produce the stomach acid that is an essential part of the body's digestive process. Esomeprazole inhibits the action of these proton pumps, reducing acid production and preventing the overflow into the oesophagus (food pipe).

Active ingredients

Esomeprazole which comes as 20mg or 40mg.

Inactive ingredients

Glycerol monostearate 40-55, hyprolose, hypromellose, iron oxide (20 mg reddish-brown, yellow, 40 mg reddish brown) (E172), magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid ethyl acrylate copolymer (1:1) dispersion 30 per cent, microcrystalline cellulose, synthetic paraffin, macrogol, polysorbate 80, crospovidone, sodium stearyl fumarate, sugar spheres (sucrose and maize starch), talc, titanium dioxide (E171) and triethyl citrate.