Gaviscon: profile and news

Young scientists put products to test Mar 5, 2006
She compared tablets of Tums, Maalox, Rolaids, Mylanta and Gaviscon by grinding up two tablets each of the drug and placing them in an acid solution, then ... - Cherry Hill Courier Post,

Reckitts tipped to shift Â£11m Boots brands work Feb 9, 2006
As well as Lemsip, the healthcare division sells mouth ulcer treatment Bonjela, heartburn remedy Gaviscon and laxative Senokot. ... - Media Bulletin,

Reckitts tipped to shift Â£11m Boots brands work 09 Feb 2006
As well as Lemsip, the healthcare division sells mouth ulcer treatment Bonjela, heartburn remedy Gaviscon and laxative Senokot. ... - Media Bulletin,

UK: EU CLEARS RECKITT BENCKISERS ACQUISITION OF BOOTS HEALTHCARE Jan 9, 2006
...anti-acne treatments -- to its range of consumer products that include the Lemsip cold remedy, Veet hair removal cream, Dettol disinfectant and Gaviscon antacid ... - Namnews,

To hull and back Jan 9, 2006
...probably like so many, was left to flick through the morning newspaper and then discover that one of the advertising hoardings was promoting Gaviscon, which I ... - Belfast Telegraph,

Heartburn? If the antacids aren't working it may be more serious Dec 9, 2005
Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare UK, which manufactures the antacid Gaviscon, believes that both antacids and PPIs have a role to play in the relief and long-term ... - Times Online,

Annex 3, London W1 Dec 2, 2005
Talk about a dÃ®ner du chien. This is the kind of restaurant that makes you reach for the Gaviscon before you've eaten so much as a mouthful. ... - Independent,

New suicide bid at troubled women's jail Nov 18, 2005
...a cocktail of medication and cosmetics - skin cream, mouthwash, tablets prescribed for thrush, antibiotic ear drops and a large quantity of liquid Gaviscon. ... - The Observer,

Reckitt swallows Boots drugs unit for $3.4 bln Oct 8, 2005
...and Strepsils throat lozenges to its health and personal care division, which includes Dettol antiseptic, Veet depilatories and heartburn treatment Gaviscon. ... - Webindia123,

UPDATE 1-Reckitt poised to buy Boots OTC drugs unit-sources Oct 6, 2005
15 percent of group revenues and includes brands such as antiseptic Dettol, depilatory Veet, cold remedies Lemsip and Disprin and heartburn treatment Gaviscon. ... - Reuters

Boots sells healthcare arm Oct 7, 2005
...will add the Boots business to its health and personal care division, which includes antiseptic Dettol, Veet depilatories and heartburn treatment Gaviscon. ... - Guardian Unlimited,

Reckitt swallows Boots' drug unit for $3.4b Oct 7, 2005
...go. NPIL also markets two major Reckitt brands - Gaviscon to treat heartburn during pregnancy and Fybogel for constipation. Reckitt ... - Sify,

Reckitt Benckiser to buy Boots OTC unit for $3.4 bln Oct 7, 2005
Reckitt, whose OTC drugs portfolio includes Gaviscon and Veet, sees 75 million pounds in cost synergies and 130 million pounds in net working capital synergies ... - Investor's Business Daily (subscription)

Boots gets Â£1.9bn for Nurofen Oct 7, 2005
Other brands in the H&PC division include Dettol, Disprin and Gaviscon, while Boots Healthcare International also makes E45, Optrex and Karvol. - Glasgow Evening Times,

Boots buyout will not alter Nicholas JV Oct 7, 2005
Piramal. Nicholas Piramal also markets two Reckitt prescription drugs - Fybogel, a constipation drug, and Gaviscon, an antacid. ... - Daily News & Analasys,

Black Cut is the Deepest, Says Enaleni Sep 30, 2005
In January 2002, the company began contract manufacturing of Reckitt products Dettol, Disprin, Gaviscon Infant and Senokot, with a projected annual turnover of ... - AllAfrica.com,

5-MONTH RIDDLE OF KIRSTY DEATH Aug 27, 2005
But medics dismissed her with six Gaviscon tablets. Shortly after 5am, Kirsty died in the home she shared with husband Bert and their 17-month-old son Reece. ... - Glasgow Sunday Mail,

Perry internist speaks about heartburn Aug 24, 2005
...risk. Treatment of heartburn varies from over-the-counter antacids like Alka-Seltzer and Maalox, to foaming agents like Gaviscon. ... - Macon Telegraph,

Nurofen gives traders lift Aug 12, 2005
...afford to pay more. One is Reckitt Benckiser, the consumer products group that manufactures Lemsip and Gaviscon. In a note published ... - Guardian Unlimited,

Media choice - Channel 4 brings cricket to life Aug 16, 2005
The way Channel 4 has weighted the plus column, I can live with TV ads between overs â€“ even those terrible ones for Gaviscon. ... - Media Week,

A prize martyr with blood on her hands Jul 8, 2005
...terrible but common spelling mistake. A tube of Gaviscon tablets bears the warning: â€œNot to be sold seperately.â€?. I was very pleased ... - News & Star

James Le Fanu explains why the notorious juice of the opium poppy ... Jul 19, 2005
...he writes, "I found out quite accidentally that even the most disagreeable of red wines becomes palatable after taking a dessert spoon of the antacid Gaviscon ... - Telegraph.co.uk <**results**>

In sickness and in health: yes, time can heal an ailing heart Jul 5, 2005
...drinks such as ginger beer or cider, which should exacerbate dyspeptic symptoms, can be more effective than conventional antacid treatments, such as Gaviscon. ... - Telegraph.co.uk

In sickness and in health: the days when surgery was a death ... Jun 15, 2005
First of all, Peter Braden from Lewes reports that, following years of taking the antacid medication Gaviscon and having to "be very careful what I ate'', he ... - Telegraph.co.uk

Treatment for bloating stomach & acid indigestion Jun 22, 2005
I have tried all sorts of medications, Zantac, Gaviscon Advance, and many of the other German medications but they are only short-term solutions. ... - Toytown Munich,

James Le Fanu looks at the psychology of boredom and the misery of ... Apr 26, 2005
The symptoms usually dissolve with standard antacid treatments, such as Gaviscon and Ranitine, but the more severely afflicted may need an operation to tighten ... - Telegraph.co.uk

Kevin Goldstein-Jackson: Look for spin-off potential Apr 15, 2005
Healthcare, for example, owned by Boots, owns such well-known brands as Nurofen, Clearasil and Strepsils while Reckitt owns Disprin, Lemsip, Dettol and Gaviscon ... - Financial Times

Media Marketing Billboard: INM to write off Terenure in favour of ... Apr 9, 2005
...wins for FHS include William Fry Solicitors; Eli Lilly, an American pharmaceutical company; and Reckitt Benckiser, where it will manage Gaviscon, its heartburn ... - The Sunday Times

One in Four Canadians Suffer from Dentin Hypersensitivity Apr 6, 2005
Its many well-known products include such medicine cabinet staples as SensodyneÂ®, Aquafresh Â®, PolidentÂ®, PoligripÂ®, TumsÂ®, GavisconÂ®, and ContacÂ®. - PR Direct,

Check medicines once a year Feb 17, 2005
Limit use to 3-5 days. Heartburn, belching: Antacids containing aluminum and magnesium, such as Maalox Plus or Mylanta; or alginic acid, such as Gaviscon. ... - SunHerald.com,

A healthy medicine cabinet Feb 14, 2005
Heartburn, belching: Antacids containing aluminum and magnesium, such as Maalox Plus or Mylanta; or alginic acid, such as Gaviscon. ... - Charlotte Observer (subscription),