Best Heartburn Medication

Q: What is the best prescription medication fro heartburn?

A:The generic name for the medicine is Omeprazole. This is an effective cure for GERD (Gaso Esophaegal Reflux Disease) known as heartburn. The generic name for the medicine is Omeprazole. This is an effective cure for GERD (Gaso Esophaegal Reflux Disease) known as heartburn. Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) like omeprazole, esomeprazole, pantoprazole, rabiprozole etc. are good for GERD or heartburn. They regulate the acid production in the stomach at cellular level but for existing acid in the lumen they can be neutralized by mylanta, maalox, novaluzid etc. dont self medicate, consult a gastroenterologist cause you need to treat the primary problem, not the manifestation of that problem. you may be having dysmotility syndrome or somatic manifestation of a CNS problem. I really shouldn't tell you this but I ALWAYS USE half a teaspoon of baking soda and put it in a tall glass of water and stir and drink it slowly but it's CHEMICAL so if you're looking for a NATURAL thing then i would suggest Zircom or Mylanta