Omeprazole: the first proton pump inhibitor.

Proton pump inhibitor-amoxicillin-clarithromycin versus proton pump inhibitor-amoxicillin-metronidazole as first-line Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy

The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and tolerability of the first-line Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication regimen composed of proton pump inhibitor, clarithromycin, and amoxicillin, with those of a regimen composed of proton pump inhibitor, metronidazole, and amoxicillin. Data of patients, who were administered the first-line H. pylori eradication regimen at Tokyo Medical...

Advances in Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy: An Immediate-Release Formulation of Omeprazole

Addition of clidinium-C to the 14-day proton-pump inhibitor-based triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication

Background: Triple therapy with a proton pump inhibitor and two antibiotics in Helicobacter pylori (HP) eradication is widely accepted, but this combination fails in a considerable number of cases. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of clidinium-C addition on HP eradication and to investigate the efficacy and safety of clidinium-C in prevention of drugs' side effects. Methods: A ...

Hyperprolactinaemia induced by proton pump inhibitor.

A case of a 13 year old girl who manifested hyperprolactinaemia and galactorrhea induced by Omeprazole, a commonly used proton pump inhibitor is presented.

EVALUATION OF TRIPLE AND QUADRUPLE REGIMENS IN ERADICATION OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN EMAM KHOMEINI HOSPITAL IN 2002-2003: A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

 ABSTRACT Background: Triple therapy with a proton pump inhibitor, clarithromycin and amoxicillin and quadruple therapy with a proton pump inhibitor, bismuth citrate, metronidazole and amoxicillin have been proposed in Maastricht 2000 as the optimal treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection. We aimed to compare these two regimens in Iranian pediatric patients. Methods: A randomized clinical tr...