Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs ... or acid-reducing drugs known as H2 blockers, such as cimetidine (Tagamet), famotidine (Pepcid), nizatidine (Axid), and ranitidine (Zantac) will very likely ...

Edmund Pezalla, MD, MPH, spoke with Physician’s Weekly about findings that show proton pump inhibitors may not increase risk ...

Other options include histamine-2 (H2) antagonists and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which take some time to work. These drugs help neutralize or reduce stomach acid. The latter drugs can also ...

"Proton pump inhibitors are often the first thing ... If you're taking a PPI or H2 blocker once a day, ask your doctor about cutting back, perhaps to every other day, and then every few days.

Although not specifically approved for the treatment of bleeding peptic ulcers, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs ... a PPI with either an H 2-RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST or placebo in 2,915 patients with ...