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A WOMAN whose partner was misdiagnosed at A&E, sent home to take Gaviscon and died days later has shared how “unexpected” his death was. She’s now campaigning for greater ...
David, 52, was told to take Gavison and avoid painkillers - six days later he was placed into a coma and never woke up ...
A woman has revealed how her partner was discharged from A&E with Gaviscon – only to pass away days later from a fatal ...
Gaviscon is prescribed in large quantities to people with heartburn. Company data shows it costs only 74p to produce a bottle of Gaviscon but is sold to the NHS for £2.70 and sold over the ...
Gaviscon, which is manufactured by the company Reckitt Benckiser, informed news.com.au that a shortage of a very specific type of seaweed grown only in Norway is behind the global supply issues.
The makers of Gaviscon maintained an effective monopoly on the market for years after the stomach medicine came off patent, Newsnight has been told. Internal documents show Reckitt Benckiser ...
Seventeen (12.6%) of the 135 patients in the Gaviscon® group vs. 20 (14.2%) of the 141 patients in the omeprazole 20 mg group experienced at least one AE during the study (p = 0.70).
The documents show Gaviscon enjoyed market dominance with a market share of 94 per cent in 2004. The claimants allege Reckitt’s conduct “constitutes unlawful abuse of a dominant [market ...
A distressed mum has told of how doctors gave her son Gaviscon only for him to turn green and start throwing up as often as 10 times a day. Fletcher Gale hadn't been feeding properly or going to ...
She turned to Gaviscon for relief but found that her heightened gag reflex during pregnancy made it impossible to keep down. Desperate for a solution, she took to the internet.
Household products giant Reckitt Benckiser has been accused by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) of rigging the market for heartburn drug Gaviscon. It claims the firm sought to restrict competition in ...
Gaviscon® suspension in a 150-mL bottle (Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare France) was administered orally at a daily dose of 10 mL (2 teaspoonfuls), 4 times a day (after the three main meals and at ...