Friday, August 7, 2009

New Therapeutic Option For Heartburn

New Therapeutic Option For Heartburn
Bayer Consumer Care New Zealand will launch the OTC Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) omeprazole in New Zealand under the Losec® brand in September. This follows the Medicine Classification Committee's recommended approval for the Rx to OTC switch of omeprazole 10 mg, which became effective by Gazette notice on 19 March 2009. Bayer New Zealand received an OTC license for omeprazole from AstraZeneca for the marketing of OTC omeprazole.