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Suggest Substitute For Nexium

I have taken Nexium for several years. My health insurance stopped paying for it, several years ago and I was getting the Nexium from AZ & Me. Last year I started drawing my Social Security so I didn t meet the criteria to continuing getting it free. I called Nexium Direct and they told me that it was going to cost me $175.00/mo from them. My question is what are the other medications, not over the counter, that are as good as Nexium. It has been a life-saver for me and I tried lots of other medications before my doctor tried me on Nexium.
Tue, 20 Jan 2015
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Hi,

Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
Esomeprazole((brand name Nexium) is a proton pump inhibitor(PPI).
Other equally effective PPIs are pantoprazole,rabeprazole,lansoprazole.







Regards

Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D.
Mumbai
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Suggest Substitute For Nexium

Hi, Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns. Esomeprazole((brand name Nexium) is a proton pump inhibitor(PPI). Other equally effective PPIs are pantoprazole,rabeprazole,lansoprazole. Regards Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. Mumbai