Although not specifically approved for the treatment of bleeding peptic ulcers, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) such as omeprazole (Losec AstraZeneca, Luton, UK) are widely used for this indication.

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are a class of very effective and generally safe medicines used to treat heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and gastric ulcers.But not everyone who ...

Acid reducing medicines from the group of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are best-selling drugs that prevent and alleviate stomach problems. PPIs are activated in the acid-producing cells of the ...

Although 5 proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are available in the U.S., no 5-way studies have compared their efficacy in relieving symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux. In this randomized, open-label ...

This raises the question of whether PPIs are also activated outside the stomach and influence other proteins, i.e.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 71-year-old man in good health. I read your recent column on the use of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). About eight years ago, I was hospitalized for 10 days due to a severe ...