Acid-Suppressing Meds May Boost Pneumonia Risks
Routine use in hospitalized patients should be re-evaluated, experts say
Posted May 26, 2009
But, for people who are hospitalized, she said, "I think doctors should reconsider the routine prophylactic use of acid-suppressive medications for patients at low risk of stress ulcers."
More information
The U.S. National Library of Medicine has more on hospital-acquired pneumonia.
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