Pharmaceutical Product Guide » Nexium http://www.pharmaceuticalproductguide.com/blog A comprehensive guide to pharmaceutical products for medical professionals Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:15:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 FDA OKs Nexium in children ages 1 to 11 http://www.pharmaceuticalproductguide.com/blog/2008/02/29/fda-oks-nexium-in-children-ages-1-to-11/ http://www.pharmaceuticalproductguide.com/blog/2008/02/29/fda-oks-nexium-in-children-ages-1-to-11/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:07:39 +0000 Melissa Chang http://www.pharmaceuticalproductguide.com/blog/2008/02/29/fda-oks-nexium-in-children-ages-1-to-11/ The Food and Drug Administration has approved use of the drug Nexium in children aged 1 to 11 who have acid reflux disease.FDA said Thursday it approved liquid and delayed-release capsules of Nexium in doses of 10 milligrams or 20 milligrams for these youngsters. Nexium, manufactured by AstraZeneca is a proton pump inhibitor, which reduces the amount of acid produced in the stomach and helps heal damage to the esophagus caused by excess acid.

The approval was for short-term use in these children, FDA said. The most common side effects in children were headache, diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, gas, constipation, dry mouth and sleepiness, the agency said.

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