Single-dose pharmacokinetic properties of esomeprazole in children aged 1 - 11 years with endoscopically proven GERD: a randomized, open-label study.

Objective: To assess the overall exposure after a single dose of esomeprazole in children with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Materials: Oral esomeprazole administered as an intact capsule with 30 - 180 mL of water, or as an opened capsule mixed with as much as 1 tablespoon of applesauce followed by 30 - 180 mL of water.

Methods: In this randomized, open-label study of children aged 1 - 11 years with endoscopically proven GERD, patients weighing 8 - < 20 kg were randomized to a single 5- or 10-mg oral dose of esomeprazole, and patients weighing >= 20 kg were randomized to a single 10- or 20-mg oral dose of esomeprazole.

Maintenance of efficacy and safety of rabeprazole in children with endoscopically proven GERD.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate 24-week maintenance of efficacy and safety of rabeprazole in children with endoscopically proven gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Methods: Children ages 1 to 11 years who achieved endoscopic/histologic healing (defined as grade 0 of the Hetzel-Dent Classification scale and/or grade 0 of the Histological Features of Reflux Esophagitis scale) in a 12-week treatment phase were continued on the same dose for an additional 24 weeks during the maintenance phase. The dose was determined by weight: children weighing 6 to 14.

Efficacy and safety of rabeprazole in children (1-11 years) with gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Objective: Evaluate the efficacy and safety of rabeprazole in children, 1 to 11 years old, with endoscopically/histologically proven gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Methods: Children were randomized to 0.5- or 1.

Treatment with high-dose proton pump inhibitors helps distinguish eosinophilic esophagitis from noneosinophilic esophagitis.

Background: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is a clinical entity that is recognized increasingly in children. The treatment of EE has been debated since its identification as a clinical entity separate from reflux esophagitis. We hypothesize that the treatment with a high-dose proton pump inhibitor (HDPPI) helps differentiate EE from noneosinophilic esophagitis (NEE).