What kinds of heartburn treatment are available?
Antacids work directly in the stomach, neutralizing the gastric acid, but they cannot prevent additional acid from being produced. However, over-the-counter histamine 2 receptor blockers (H2 blockers), such as Tagamet HB 200®, work for eight hours or more. And you can take H2 blockers, unlike antacids, before or after a meal to prevent or treat heartburn. Actually, Tagamet HB 200® has one additional advantage over the competition — it’s the only leading brand name H2 blocker you can take right before a meal to prevent heartburn before it starts.
