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Proton Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Bone Fractures
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Proton Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Bone Fractures

Abstract

Opinion StatementThere are 34 studies in almost 2 million participants that have reported on the association between proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy and risk of fracture. There is substantial variation between the results of each study but systematic reviews of the data suggest overall there is an association between PPI therapy and risk of fracture. The magnitude of the association is modest and is most likely due to confounding factors as …

Authors

Leontiadis GI; Moayyedi P

Journal

Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 414–423

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

12 2014

DOI

10.1007/s11938-014-0030-y

ISSN

1092-8472