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Proton pump inhibitor use in elderly linked to incident dementia
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the brown university psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7532
pISSN - 1068-5308
DOI - 10.1002/pu.30147
Subject(s) - dementia , medicine , proton pump inhibitor , prospective cohort study , cohort study , cohort , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , disease
Elderly patients using proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to treat gastrointestinal illness face an increased risk of developing dementia, suggests a prospective cohort study that used a large German health insurer database. Study authors suggest that avoidance of PPIs in this population might serve as an important preventive strategy against dementia.
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