Several of the PPIs have been widely advertised to consumers and heavily promoted to physicians, and this has led to an overuse of the drugs in the treatment of garden-variety heartburn.

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD There are several reasons why heartburn medication may not ease your symptoms, ...

When taken for prolonged periods of time (more than one year), proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drugs that treat peptic ulcers and ...

Different foods and beverages can trigger acid reflux for different people. Examples of common dietary triggers for acid ...

Melbourne-based law firm Shine Lawyers has launched a class action investigation into the health impacts from drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPI), with an estimated 100,000 Australians ...

PPIs work by blocking an enzyme necessary to ... When to see a doctor If you have heartburn twice a week or more for a few weeks or if drugs like Mylanta, Pepcid, or Zantac don't provide the ...

[34] Gastric acid secretion decreased by PPIs can influence the absorption of other drugs (e.g., resulting in increased digoxin and decreased ketoconazole and itraconazole absorption). Drug ...

AN ancient disease has been making a comeback and it could be caused by an acid reflux drug, a new study has warned. Health ...

O rthopedic doctors have a bone to pick with all the people who forget they’re carrying a very important skeleton around ...

THE Philippine Press Institute (PPI) has spearheaded a health reporting workshop to help local journalists gain a deeper ...

PPIs are metabolized primarily via the CYP2C19 ... reflux disease or ulcer or after failed eradication therapy. Medication response rates are far from being optimal, since they have been estimated ...