| PRACTICE CHANGING CONTINUING EDUCATION: CLINICS IN GASTROENTEROLOGY |
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 133-135 |
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Potential adverse effects of proton pump inhibitors mimicking other conditions
Saumya H Mittal1, Tuhina Govil2
1 Department of Medicine, HIMS College, Jolly Grant, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
2 Department of Pediatrics, Jagrani Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Saumya H Mittal
Department of Medicine, HIMS College, Jolly Grant, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2349-0977.181511
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Proton pump inhibitors, the most potent and safest acid inhibitory agents available, irreversibly bind and inhibit H+, K+-ATPase. They inhibit all phases of gastric acid secretion. Proton pump inhibitors are considered extremely safe and are regularly prescribed. They may, however, have side effects. They affect the clearance of other medicines. And the reactions to them may mimic other conditions and side effects of other medicines. |
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