and cyclo-oxygenase 2 selected inhibitors all are associated with an increased risk of dyspepsia. NSAID prophylaxis is underused among older adults. A treatment strategy using acid-suppressive ...
Remember "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is"? Well, heartburn drugs have changed a lot since that TV jingle became popular. Americans spent $6 billion on the acid-reflux drug Nexium ...
Doctors (and Google) have encouraged people prone to heartburn to avoid caffeinated drinks, chocolate, spicy foods and citrus ...
The reasons for this finding are unknown. Bennett et al. suggest that active promotion of the existing guidelines would improve the first-line management of dyspepsia.
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No drugs, including proton pump inhibitors, are approved for treatment of the FD symptoms in Japan. Gastric mucosa-protecting agents are frequently used to treat dyspepsia that causes heaviness or ...
Delaney and colleagues have assessed the relative cost-effectiveness of Helicobacter pylori 'test and treat' or empiric acid suppression for the initial management of patients with dyspepsia.
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.