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Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating episodic heartburn

DC CAFC
  • US 5,229,137 A
  • Filed: 05/06/1992
  • Issued: 07/20/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of providing immediate and sustained relief from pain, discomfort and/or symptoms associated with episodic heartburn in a human, said method comprising:

  • orally administering to a human together or substantially together an antacid in an amount effective to substantially neutralize gastric acid and a histamine H2 -receptor antagonist in an amount effective to substantially inhibit or block gastric acid secretion for providing the human with immediate and sustained relief from pain, discomfort and/or symptoms associated with episodic heartburn, the immediate and sustained relief provided lasting longer in duration than when the human is orally treated with only the antacid and the immediate and sustained relief provided being faster than and lasting at least about as long in duration as when the human is orally treated with only the histamine H2 -receptor antagonist.

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