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• PPI Heartburn Drugs Linked to Higher Risk of Complications During Breast Cancer Treatment

  November 18, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that popular heartburn drugs like Nexium and Prilosec may increase the risk of adverse health effects during breast cancer treatment.

• Researchers Warn that Side Effects of Nexium, Prilosec and Other Heartburn Drugs May Interfere with Breast Cancer Treatments: Study

  July 25, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Researchers warn that the side effects of Nexium, Prilosec and similar heartburn drugs can interfere with certain cancer medications, resulting in lower survival rates for women with advanced breast cancer.

• Nexium, Other Heartburn Drug Side Effects May Put Critically Ill Patients At Risk: Study

  July 14, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Popular heart burn drugs like Nexium and Prilosec may increase the risk of C. diff infections when given to ICU patients, researchers warn.

• Nexium Acute Interstitial Nephritis (AIN) Lawsuit Filed By Man Who Required Dialysis, Kidney Transplant

  July 6, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A man has filed a Nexium lawsuit alleging that the acid reflux drug caused him to suffer a form of kidney injury known as acute interstitial nephritis, which ultimately resulted in the need for dialysis treatment and a kidney transplant.

• Prevacid and Nexium Lawsuit Filed Over Acute Kidney Injury

  June 17, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed by an Idaho man alleges that he suffered an acute kidney injury from Nexium and Prevacid, alleging the drug makers failed to adequately warn about the risks associated with the popular heartburn and acid reflux drugs.

• Study Raises Questions About Safety of Nexium, Prilosec, Other Widely Used Heartburn Drugs

  June 2, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study indicates that Nexium may cause premature aging and other detrimental effects to occur in vascular cells, which may explain why heartburn drugs have been linked to kidney, heart and neurological problems.

• Kidney Side Effects of Nexium, Prilosec, Other PPIs Highlight Concerns With Heartburn Drug Overuse

  May 10, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Concerns surrounding the overuse of certain heartburn drugs is growing following recent studies linking them to an increased risk of kidney damage.

• Nexium Kidney Failure Lawsuit Filed Against AstraZeneca

  May 5, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A man had to undergo a kidney transplant due to the side effects of the heartburn drug Nexium, in what is believed to be the first of potentially thousands of similar claims.

• Protonix Settlement to Result in $784.6M Payment by Pfizer in Medicare Fraud Case

  April 28, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A False Claims Act lawsuit against Wyeth, a unit of Pfizer, over Protonix discounts it failed to disclose, has resulted in a $784.6 million settlement.