PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR TO BE SOLD OUTSIDE PHARMACIES

摘要

A heartburn treatment Nexium Control (esomeprazole) has become the first proton pump inhibitor (PPI) in the UK to be made available in corner shops and supermarkets, following its reclassification to a general sales list (GSL) medicine by the medicines regulator. Other PPIs, including omeprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole and pantoprazole, are only available from pharmacies without a prescription.