Peptic Ulcer Disease
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<ѻýҕl>Consumer Group Urges Boxed Warning for PPIsѻýҕl>
Citing research showing that withdrawal of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) leads to severe rebound acid secretion -- potentially leaving patients permanently dependent on the drugs -- the consumer group Public Citizen has told the FDA that it should require black-box warnings with the drugs.
Aug 23, 2011
<ѻýҕl>AHA: FDA Drops Clopidogrel Bomb at AHAѻýҕl>
ORLANDO -- The FDA has issued a public health advisory warning patients and physicians that concommitant use of clopidogrel (Plavix) and omeprazole (Prilosec and Prilosec OTC) blunts the antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel, so the combination should be avoided.
Nov 17, 2009