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| August 09, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Chicago Tribune. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Bruce Japsen

CHICAGO _ Amid criticism of its monitoring of drug safety after products reach the market, the Food and Drug Administration disclosed Thursday it is conducting a safety review of two of the world's most widely sold heartburn drugs _ Nexium and Prilosec _ after two small studies linked the medicines to potential heart attacks and death.

The agency said, however, that patients could continue taking Nexium and Prilosec, which is also sold in generic and over-the-counter form, because its larger review so far does not show an increased heart attack risk.

Both drugs are taken by tens of millions around the world and fall into the…

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