Several types of medications can be used to treat heartburn. From time to time, you can use antacids in the case of simple heartburn. The acid blockers, called H2 antagonists, may relieve heartburn. Some are available over the counter, such as ranitidine (Zantax), cimetidine (Tagamet), famotidine (Pepcid) and nizatidine (Axid). If any of these medications can not relieve your heartburn, you can also try the pump inhibitors or PPIs, proton. These drugs reduce the amount of acid produced by the stomach are omeprazole (Losec), the pantoprozole (Pantoloc), lansoprazole (Prevecid) and esomeprazole (Nexium). These drugs are expensive but are often effective while others are not. Some people also need treatment for stomach emptying as metoclopramide (Maxeran) or domperidone (Motilium) is also called agents of motility. Ask your doctor what drug is best for you.
Heartburn, indigestion, and “heartburn” are some of the terms used to describe these gastrointestinal disturbances.