- Subjects with a history of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) with a known aetiology must provide documentation by a gastroenterologist of the aetiology of the PUD and that effective treatment was provided with full eradication of ulcers and symptoms. For such subjects appropriate steps must also have been taken to minimize reoccurrence risk (i.e. if PUD was nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug [NSAID] induced, the subject should no longer be taking NSAID medications; if cause was Helicobacter pylori [H. pylori], the subject should have been appropriately treated). For all subjects, regardless of whether there is a positive history of PUD, sites are required to document their H. pylori status at screening. Entry into the study is permitted for subjects who are seropositive for H. pylori, but treatment is recommended, either before or after study participation at the discretion of the Principal Investigator.