Nexium helps relieve heartburn and can potentially heal acid reflux disease

Whether you’re about to start acid reflux disease treatment with NEXIUM or you’ve taken it for a while, it’s important to know what NEXIUM offers.

NEXIUM helps relieve heartburn pain
In fact, for many people, one NEXIUM pill a day provides 24-hour relief from persistent, frequent heartburn. Your results with NEXIUM may vary.
NEXIUM can heal potential damage that acid reflux disease may cause
Over time, acid reflux can damage your esophagus, and this can lead to a potentially serious condition called erosive esophagitis. NEXIUM can heal this damage within 4 to 8 weeks. Your results with NEXIUM may vary.

The more you understand about how NEXIUM can both relieve heartburn symptoms and heal possible damage, the more you’ll want to have a conversation with your doctor.

How NEXIUM Relieves Heartburn Pain

When acid reflux occurs, stomach acid backs up into your esophagus. The acid is harsh, your esophagus lining is delicate—and the result can be heartburn pain.
NEXIUM turns off many of the “acid pumps” in the stomach’s acid-producing cells. This reduces the amount of acid in your stomach. There’s still enough acid to help digest your food. But there’s less that could back up into your esophagus and cause heartburn pain—and possibly tissue damage, too. This damage is called erosive esophagitis, and only a doctor can determine if you have this condition.
By turning off some acid pumps, NEXIUM can both relieve heartburn pain and heal possible acid-related damage to the lining of the esophagus. For many people, NEXIUM heals this damage within 4 to 8 weeks. Your results with NEXIUM may vary.
Only a doctor can say if NEXIUM may be right for you. For the sake of getting relief for the heartburn symptoms—and healing the possible damage that you may have— start the conversation. Ask your doctor if NEXIUM may be right for you.

Why NEXIUM

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If you have acid reflux disease, you may know the pain that can be associated with frequent heartburn. There are several good reasons why your doctor may prescribe NEXIUM for you; here are just a few.
NEXIUM helps relieve heartburn. In fact, for many people, one NEXIUM pill a day can provide 24-hour relief from frequent heartburn. Your results with NEXIUM may vary.
NEXIUM also heals damage. NEXIUM has been proven to heal damaging erosions to the esophagus that have been caused over time by acid reflux disease. In 8-week clinical tests, nearly 9 out of 10 patients with acid reflux-related erosions in their esophagus were successfully healed with NEXIUM. Healing was even experienced by people with severe levels of erosive esophagitis. Most erosions heal within 4 to 8 weeks. Your results with NEXIUM may vary.
NEXIUM is a PPI. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the most effective treatments for acid reflux disease. PPIs work by turning off many of the “acid pumps” in the stomach’s acid-producing cells. This reduces the amount of acid in the stomach.
Millions of patients have been prescribed NEXIUM. Since the FDA first approved it in 2001, health care professionals have prescribed NEXIUM more than 196 million times.*

*IMS NPA Database, accessed September 2009.
AstraZeneca is committed to helping patients afford their medication.

NEXIUM offers the Purple Plus™ Savings Card. The Purple Plus Savings Card offers savings on your prescription. If you have prescription coverage and your copay is more than $25, you may receive up to $50 in savings on each refill for NEXIUM (up to 12 refills). If you do not have prescription coverage, AstraZeneca will cover the first $50 of the cost for each refill for NEXIUM (up to 12 refills)
Learn more about the Purple Plus Savings Card!†
†Some restrictions apply.

The majority of patients with prescription drug coverage for NEXIUM pay $30 or less per month.‡
‡Individual out-of-pocket costs may vary. Based on monthly out-of-pocket retail pharmacy costs for Commercial Insurance and Medicare Part D Standard Eligible patients. Excluding claims from Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidy and Dual Eligibles, Cash (uninsured), and Medicaid, the percentage of beneficiaries paying $30 or less per month in out-of-pocket costs ranged from 55.97% to 65.85% during the most recent 12-month period. Data included claims covering 4,100 plans. Based on Wolters Kluwer Health, Dynamic Claims, April 2008 – March 2009, (last accessed May 13, 2009).
Possible side effects with NEXIUM include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. As with any drug, there is a possibility NEXIUM may interact with other medications that you’re taking. Symptom relief does not rule out other serious conditions. Be sure to consult your doctor concerning your specific treatment, and remember to tell your doctor or pharmacist all the prescription and nonprescription medications you’re taking.
Please read the Important Product Information and discuss it with your doctor or health care professional.

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