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Article: Frequent Heartburn Sufferers Take Heart, PRILOSEC OTC on U.S. Store Shelves This Week; First of its Kind Over-the-Counter Therapy Now Available for Treatment of Frequent Heartburn.
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- September 15, 2003
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CINCINNATI, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The 50 million Americans who suffer from frequent heartburn(1), or heartburn that occurs two or more days per week, now have a new class of medication available without a prescription. Today, Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced that more than 1,200 trucks delivered PRILOSEC OTC(TM) to retailers across the country.
PRILOSEC(R) (omeprazole), one of the world's top-selling prescription drugs in its class and now available over-the-counter for the treatment of frequent heartburn as PRILOSEC OTC(TM) (omeprazole magnesium delayed release tablets), will be offered to consumers at a 20 mg strength. PRILOSEC OTC will cost less than $1 ...