Dear Dr. Roach: I am 70 years old and exercise by walking every day, and I’m in reasonably good health. I have been fighting acid reflux (GERD) for over 20 years. For years I took several antacid ...
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are a group of drugs that reduce the amount of acid in your stomach. PPIs help treat certain acid-related conditions, such as acid reflux and stomach ulcers. While most ...
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Among nearly 3,000 patients, those treated with PA-PPIs such as omeprazole (Prilosec) or pantoprazole (Protonix) had worse progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS), reported Emilie Le ...
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) — used widely to reduce stomach acid and treat heartburn — have been linked to an increased risk for ischemic stroke in a new study. The Danish nationwide observational ...
Patients in the highest-exposure group, ie, those with more than 385 defined daily doses of PPIs, have an 83% higher risk for gastric neuroendocrine tumors than nonusers.
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