Table 2.

Mean time to onset of the first 24-h heartburn-free period after initial dosing and number of patients free from heartburn for 24 h (per protocol population)

	Gaviscon® N = 120	Omeprazole N = 121	p-value
Mean time to the onset of a 24-h heartburn-free period, days: mean (SD)	2.0 (2.2)	2.0 (2.3)	0.93
Median, days	1.2	1.2
Number of patients free of heartburn for 24 h: N (%)	105 (89.7)	109 (90.1)	0.93

The proportion of patients achieving a first 24-h heartburn-free period was 105/120 (89.7%) in the Gaviscon^® group, vs. 109/121 (90.1%) in the omeprazole group (p = 0.93).