Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) were introduced in 1988. Health Canada, professional, and academic groups all agree that they should be prescribed at the lowest dose and for the shortest duration appropriate to the condition treated....
BMJ 2020; 370 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3342 (Published 23 September 2020) Kristian B Filion, Lisa M Lix, Oriana HY Yu, Sophie Dell’Aniello, Antonios Douros, Baiju R Shah, Audray St-Jean, Anat Fisher, Eric Tremblay, Shawn C Bugden, Silvia Alessi-Severini,...
Carney G, Bassett K, Maclure M, Taylor S, Dormuth CR Addiction. 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14951 Abstract Background and aims: Pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation are widely prescribed, despite substantial concerns being raised regarding the potential increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) and neuropsychiatric...
The first three Therapeutics Letters focused on complaints related to the upper gastrointestinal tract, a common presentation to the primary care physician.1-3 These Letters reviewed evidence about H2-blockers, eradication of Helicobacter pylori, and drugs used...