A Comparative Study of a New Class of Gastric Acid Suppressant Agent Named Vonoparazan versus Esomeprazole for the Eradication of Helicobacter pylori
Author(s) -
Masahiro Tsujimae,
Hiroshi Yamashita,
Hiroki Hashimura,
Chise Kano,
Keiko Shimoyama,
Atsushi Kanamori,
Kunio Matsumoto,
Akio Koizumi,
Kenji Momose,
Takaaki Eguchi,
Takumi Fukuchi,
Mikio Fujita,
Akihiko Okada
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
digestion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.882
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1421-9867
pISSN - 0012-2823
DOI - 10.1159/000454762
Subject(s) - esomeprazole , helicobacter pylori , amoxicillin , clarithromycin , gastroenterology , medicine , omeprazole , metronidazole , rabeprazole , proton pump inhibitor , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Helicobacter pylori eradication rates have decreased worldwide. Gastric acid inhibition during treatment is important to eradicate these bacteria successfully. A new potassium-competitive acid blocker, vonoprazan (VPZ), has been shown to achieve high eradication rates in a previous randomized controlled trial.
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