If prevention isn't enough, over-the-counter medications such as Tums, Zantac or Pepcid are the next step.

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It also markets more than 25 vaccines, and makes over-the-counter products such as Tums indigestion tablets and Aquafresh toothpaste.

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They shared bottles of Tums as they watched disturbingly violent Islamist videos on the Web, and patiently collected and cataloged names, places and intelligence tidbits whose relevance might not be known and useful until years later.

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The AGA report says that 70% of the 61 million people in the U.S. who suffer from heartburn can get relief from readily available antacids (Tums, Rolaids), which neutralize stomach acids, and the so-called H2 receptor antagonists (Pepcid AC, Tagamet HB and Zantac 75), which reduce production of stomach acids.

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