A blood substitute (also called artificial blood or blood surrogates) is a substance used to mimic and fulfill some functions of biological blood.It aims to provide an alternative to blood transfusion, which is transferring blood or blood-based products from one person into another. blood substitute (also called artificial blood or blood surrogates) is a substance used to mimic and fulfill some functions of biological blood.
For children and adolescents 1 year to 17 years of age, NEXIUM may be prescribed for up to 8 weeks for short-term. treatment of GERD. In children ages 1 month to less than 1 year of age, NEXIUM. is only used to treat GERD with acid-related damage to the. esophagus (erosive esophagitis) for up to 6 weeks.
16 Apr 2012. Yes, it is fine to be on Nexium long term. A lot of people do take it for long periods of time. Nexium (esomeprazole) belongs to a group of drugs called proton pump inhibitors. Nexium decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach.