Fiona Labrooy, chief executive of Heartburn Cancer UK, said many people self-medicate for persistent heartburn lasting more ...

What do Gaviscon products treat? Gaviscon products are used to help ease symptoms caused by heartburn, acid indigestion, or sour or upset stomach. Gaviscon products contain antacids, including ...

A quarter of Britons suffer with heartburn, an uncomfortable digestive issue that quite literally leaves its victims with a ...

The GOOD trial was a 14-day multicentre randomised double-blind double-dummy non-inferiority trial comparing efficacy between Gaviscon® and omeprazole 20 mg. It recruited 90 general practitioners (GPs ...

As a physically fit businessman who enjoyed walking, skiing and dancing in his spare time, John Wardman, 60, had no reason to worry about his health. The Nottinghamshire father-of-one ate well, drank ...

A product that many Aussies rely on daily has been hit with a global shortage due to one very specific – and peculiar – reason. If you suffer from heartburn or indigestion then you know how important ...

Award-winning senior researcher/writer with 25 years' experience writing about wellbeing, covering everything from indigestion remedies to insect repellents. Set as preferred source Heartburn doesn’t ...

The makers of Gaviscon maintained an effective monopoly on the market for years after the stomach medicine came off patent, Newsnight has been told. Internal documents show Reckitt Benckiser ...

Household products giant Reckitt Benckiser has been accused by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) of rigging the market for heartburn drug Gaviscon. It claims the firm sought to restrict competition in ...

Background Medical management of GERD mainly uses proton pump inhibitors. Alginates also have proven efficacy. The aim of this trial was to compare short-term efficacy of an alginate (Gaviscon®, 4 × ...