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What Are Proton Pump Inhibitors?

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are a type of medication that reduces how much acid your stomach produces. Doctors prescribe PPIs to treat stomach ulcers and symptoms of chronic acid reflux, also known ...
Frequently prescribed medications for gastric acidity, such as proton pump inhibitors, are the subject of recurring discussions about their long-term safety. Previous studies had indeed cast ...
Since their development and widespread adoption in the late 1980s, proton pump inhibitors (PPI) have transformed the field of gastroenterology. Their high efficacy and favorable safety profiles have ...
Sources of error that may lead to false association include PPI use shortly before diagnosis, short-term PPI use.
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . GENEVA — Exposure to proton pump inhibitors appeared associated with increased risk for certain cancers, ...
Objective To help to clarify whether long term use of proton pump inhibitors is associated with an increased risk of gastric adenocarcinoma by designing a study that considered the existing literature ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Proton pump inhibitors may be associated with pharmacovigilance signals for ...
For acute intracerebral hemorrhage, intensive blood pressure lowering was consistently linked to less neurological deterioration and better physical function without evidence of hematoma growth on CT, ...
The long term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), a class of drugs widely used to treat acid reflux and ulcers, may not be linked to any increased risk of developing gastric (stomach) cancer, finds ...
The increased risk for gout associated with proton pump inhibitor use was more pronounced in women. Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use is associated with an increased risk for gout, a population-based ...