The names of some man-made satellites are Sputnik 1, Explorer 1, the International Space Station, ORBCOMM FM-107, Gonets-19 and SES-8. In 1957, Russia launched the first man-made satellite called Sputnik 1, and the United States sent Explorer 1 into orbit in 1958.
Many medications have been implicated in pedal edema, especially vasodilators, estrogens, NSAIDs, and calcium channel blockers. Dihydropyridine drugs are more likely than other calcium channel blockers to cause pedal edema.
In people who already have GERD, they may increase the severity of symptoms. Research has shown that long-term NSAID users were twice as likely to have GERD symptoms as non-NSAID users. Prescription drugs may also cause or worsen GERD. This list is not an inclusive of all drugs that can cause GERD.