How effective is ACIPHEX when used as maintenance therapy?
In 2 US multicenter, double-blind, randomized, parallel-group studies (N=209; N=285; P<0.001 vs placebo), 90% and 86% of patients with previously healed erosive or ulcerative GERD remained healed at 1 year. Of patients taking placebo, 29% remained healed at 1 year in both studies. In these same studies (N=209, P=0.001 vs placebo; N=285, 0.001