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A member asked:
Is nexium (esomeprazole) and prilosec almost the same thing?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Very similar: they are i the same class of medicines the proton pump inhibitors.
Answered 11/16/2014
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Similar: Both are proton pump inhibitors and nexium (esomeprazole) is a second generation of prilosec.
Answered 11/17/2014
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I see alot of doctors prescribe prilosec instead of nexium (esomeprazole) why is that? I thought it does the same thing.
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