Gastric acid suppressants--too much of a good thing?

Age Ageing. 2010 Jul;39(4):410-1. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afq057. Epub 2010 May 26.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Ulcer Agents / adverse effects
  • Anti-Ulcer Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Communicable Diseases / chemically induced
  • Dyspepsia / drug therapy
  • Gastric Acid*
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux / drug therapy
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / chemically induced
  • Histamine H2 Antagonists / adverse effects
  • Histamine H2 Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Peptic Ulcer / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia / chemically induced
  • Proton Pump Inhibitors / adverse effects
  • Proton Pump Inhibitors / economics
  • Proton Pump Inhibitors / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Anti-Ulcer Agents
  • Histamine H2 Antagonists
  • Proton Pump Inhibitors