Pharmacol Res Perspect. 2020; 8:e651. Ben‐Eltriki, M, Green, CJ, Maclure, M, Musini, V, Bassett, KL, Wright, JM Abstract: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) were primarily approved for short‐term use (2 to 8 weeks). However, PPI use continues to expand. Widely...
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....
An individual Portrait on prescribing PPIs to patients age 19 and older was distributed to approximately 5400 family doctors in BC, randomized to receive the Portrait in two groups. The Portraits were mailed to the...
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...