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Sunday, December 6, 2015

Acid indigestion and PPI( proton pump inhibitor class of drugs)

I get requests for refill of generic omeprazole,or Nexiumor devil ant or Prevacid all the time.
I have discussed the side effects of long term use of these medicines with my patients and they always state it is very difficult to change dietary habits but they have to have the  "Nexium"
Now to pen down the long term side effects of this class of drugs,
They have been proven to increase risk of heart attack.
They are known to cause osteopenia,osteoporosis,B12 deficiency,hip fractures,community acquired pneumonia,increased risk of C Difficille infections,increased risk of IgE mediated allergic reactions.
Now it's time to change diets and reduce our dependence on these pills.
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