Proton pump inhibitors
What are Proton pump inhibitors
Proton pump inhibitors (also called PPIs) reduce the production of acid by the stomach. They do this by irreversibly blocking the actions of an enzyme responsible for acid production, H+/K+ ATPase, that is located in the parietal cells in the stomach wall.
This allows any ulcers present in the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum to heal and helps prevent new ulcers from forming. PPIs are also used to treat other gastrointestinal disorders characterized by excessive acid secretion.
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Medical conditions associated with proton pump inhibitors:
- Aspiration Pneumonia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Dumping Syndrome
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenal Ulcer Prophylaxis
- Erosive Esophagitis
- Gastric Ulcer Prophylaxis
- Gastritis/Duodenitis
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
- GERD
- Helicobacter Pylori Infection
- Indigestion
- Multiple Endocrine Adenomas
- NSAID-Induced Gastric Ulcer
- NSAID-Induced Ulcer Prophylaxis
- Pathological Hypersecretory Conditions
- Peptic Ulcer
- Stomach Ulcer
- Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis
- Systemic Mastocytosis
- Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
