PPIs and Risk of Death (AUDIO)

WashU Medicine

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Drugs called proton pump inhibitors, or PPIs, help alleviate symptoms from heartburn and ulcers by reducing levels of stomach acid, but they also have been linked to problems such as fractures, dementia and kidney disease. And a new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that people who take ppis for a long time also appear to be at an increased risk of death. Jim Dryden has more...

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