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A member asked:

Is omeprazole the best medicine for gerd? been on 40 mg for 5 months and doing fun but now asthma is flaring up. on advair, prednisone not doing much

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See details: If your GERD is well controlled, the flare in your asthma may be unrelated to the GI issue.

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Answered 11/28/2017

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