Episodes
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Heartburn Headache: Cumulative PPI Use and Dementia Risk
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Omeprazole ranks among the top 10 most prescribed medications in the United States, and many patients take proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for years. Widespread PPI use persists despite data about potential serious adverse effects. Some worry that PPI use increases the risk of dementia. Are those worries supported by data?
Guest Authors: Molly M. Corder, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP and Ryan S. Ades, PharmD, BCPS
Music by Good Talk
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
Many studies have linked proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use to several adverse effects including Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, community-acquired pneumonia, bone fractures, and nutritional deficiencies. Other reports have linked PPI use with chronic kidney disease, cognitive decline, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and even death. Many patients take PPIs chronically and may be concerned about the risk of these side effects. This poses a challenge for healthcare providers as safety data has been primarily based on retrospective and observational studies. A recently pre-planned analysis using data from the prospective COMPASS study sheds some reassuring light.
Guest Authors: Hindu Rao, PharmD and Jelena Lewis, PharmD, BCACP, APh
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Thursday Dec 29, 2016
Bowel Cleansing Regimens – Pick Your Poison (Wisely)!
Thursday Dec 29, 2016
Thursday Dec 29, 2016
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States. Screening is imperative because the early stages of CRC are often asymptomatic.Colonoscopy is an effective and widely employed screening option for CRC. Suboptimal bowel preparation is a problem in more than 20% of colonoscopy procedures, which reduces adenoma detection rates (ADR). Day-before, split-dose, and same-day regimens are options for colon cleansing prior to a colonoscopy. Is one better than another in terms of tolerability and colorectal cancer detection?
Friday Jun 17, 2016
What’s the story, H. pylori? New regimens in the toolbox?
Friday Jun 17, 2016
Friday Jun 17, 2016
The list of regimens for Helicobacter pylori eradication is longer than ever. In recent years, American and European guidelines have recommended clarithromycin-based triple therapy or bismuth-containing quadruple therapy for primary treatment of H. pylori infection. However, increasing resistance to these regimens has forced us to consider alternative treatments, including but not limited to: the addition of probiotics, use of sequential regimens, and the inclusion of levofloxacin in the antibiotic cocktail. With all these choices, the clinician is left wondering what the best option is.