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Core Topics => Health Issues and Medical => Medical => Topic started by: Chip on June 01, 2019, 03:28:13 PM
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source: https://www.futurity.org/proton-pump-inhibitor-deaths-2075272-2/
Like NEXIUM etc.; an excerpt:
... DUE TO THE OVERUSE OF PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS
Additionally, the study found that more than half of the people taking PPIs did so without a medical need, although the data did not indicate why the patients had been prescribed PPIs. Among this group, PPIs-related deaths were more common, with almost 23 people per 1,000 dying from heart disease, almost five per 1,000 from chronic kidney disease, and three from stomach cancer.
“Most alarming to me is that serious harm may be experienced by people who are on PPIs but may not need them,” Al-Aly says. “Overuse is not devoid of harm.”
The study also found that more than 80 percent of PPI users were on low doses of the prescription drug, or those equivalent to doses offered in over-the-counter versions. “This suggests the risk may not be limited to prescription PPIs, but it also may occur at over-the-counter doses,” he says.
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