What do Gaviscon products treat? Gaviscon products are used to help ease symptoms caused by heartburn, acid indigestion, or sour or upset stomach. Gaviscon products contain antacids, including ...

Household products giant Reckitt Benckiser has been accused by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) of rigging the market for heartburn drug Gaviscon. It claims the firm sought to restrict competition in ...

A product that many Aussies rely on daily has been hit with a global shortage due to one very specific – and peculiar – reason. If you suffer from heartburn or indigestion then you know how important ...

Families have been warned that stocks of Calpol are low on high street shelves due to "factory constraints". Pharmacies and chemists also currently face a shortage of Lemsip, Gaviscon, Optrex and ...

So-called shrinkflation is piling pressure on household grocery budgets, with coffee, toothpaste and even Gaviscon dwindling in product size, Which? has found. The consumer group asked shoppers to ...

The GOOD trial was a 14-day multicentre randomised double-blind double-dummy non-inferiority trial comparing efficacy between Gaviscon® and omeprazole 20 mg. It recruited 90 general practitioners (GPs ...

A global shortage of infant Gaviscon is causing frustration among GPs, who are having to completely change treatment for babies with reflux. The powder sachets for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in ...

The supply of Gaviscon to the NHS was looked at by the Office of Fair Trading last year The NHS in England has launched legal action against Reckitt Benckiser, maker of heartburn medicine Gaviscon.

Background Medical management of GERD mainly uses proton pump inhibitors. Alginates also have proven efficacy. The aim of this trial was to compare short-term efficacy of an alginate (Gaviscon®, 4 × ...