Journal article
Deprescribing versus continuation of chronic proton pump inhibitor use in adults
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are a class of medications that reduce acid secretion and are used for treating many conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), dyspepsia, reflux esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease, and hypersecretory conditions (e.g. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome), and as part of the eradication therapy for Helicobacter pylori bacteria. However, approximately 25% to 70% of people are prescribed a PPI …
Authors
Boghossian TA; Rashid FJ; Thompson W; Welch V; Moayyedi P; Rojas-Fernandez C; Pottie K; Farrell B
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2017, No. 3,
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd011969.pub2
ISSN
1361-6137