Non-interventional Study to Evaluate the Change in Symptoms Scores and Treatment Response After 4 Weeks of Proton-Pump Inhibitors (PPI) Treatment

A Prospective, Non-interventional Study to Evaluate the Change in Symptoms Scores and Treatment Response After 4 Weeks of Systematic Treatment With PPIs in GERD Patients in Primary Care Setting in Romania, Using the Validated GerdQ Questionnaire.

The primary objective of the study is to describe the change in GerdQ sum scores, after a 4-week period of systematic treatment with PPIs(using GerdQ questionnaire). The secondary objectives are: to measure the response at the current treatment after a 4-week period of systematic treatment and to identify the percentage of patients which require alterations of their treatment (GerdQ questionnaire)

Inclusion Criteria:

• Provision of informed consent
• Patients known or newly diagnosed with GERD or patients with typical symptoms of GERD- heartburn, regurgitation (in the last case, GerdQ sum score should be ≥8, in the absence of PPI treatment)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any symptoms at visit 1 suggesting a need for further investigation, judged by the Investigator (alarm symptoms).The alarm symptoms suggesting complicated disease are: dysphagia, odynophagia, bleeding, weight loss without intention or anemia.
• Previous participation in the present study