What is it about?
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are prescribed medicines that decrease stomach acid production and used to treat symptoms of chronic acid reflux (GERD) and stomach ulcers. In short, they are prescribed far too long in far too many people.
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Why is it important?
Taking unnecessary medicines that may be harmful are both bad for your health and your pocketbook. The overutilization of PPIs is often a result of failure to re-evaluate the need for continuation of therapy. . Healthcare providers with patients can reverse the relentless expansion of long-term PPI exposure by discussing the expected benefits and potential harms.
Perspectives
Ask your doctor if de-prescribing your PPI is right for you? It probably is.
Alan Cassels
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This page is a summary of: Inappropriate Use of Proton Pump Inhibitor Among Elderly Patients in
British Columbia: What are the Long-term Adverse Events?, Current Drug Safety, May 2024, Bentham Science Publishers,
DOI: 10.2174/1574886318666230726124540.
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