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Esomeprazole (40 Mg) Compared With Lansoprazole (30 Mg) in The Treatment of Erosive Esophagitis

Peter J. Kahrilas, Joel E. Richter, Nimish Vakil, David Johnson, Seth Zuckerman, Wendy Skammer, Jeffrey G. Levine

The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2002 · 399 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

Esomeprazole (40 mg) is more effective than lansoprazole (30 mg) in healing erosive esophagitis and resolving heartburn. Healing rates are consistently high with esomeprazole, irrespective of baseline disease severity.

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