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Are there any other medications normally prescribed with ppis for gerd? can you just take the ppi only?

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Dr. Richard Zimon
Dr. Richard Zimonanswered
Internal Medicine 61 years experience
YES: H-2 BLOCKERS EG: PEPCID AC (OTC) and CARAFATE (sucralfate)....ask your Pharmacist for examples! Hope these two suggestions help! BTW MANY people find they need no more than PPI's!
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