Yes, acid-reducing medications can cause bone loss. Many medications and medical disorders can cause bone loss; but in this article we'll only be looking at the effects of proton pump inhibitors like, Protonix®, Prilosec®, and Prevacid®, etc.
What are proton pump inhibitors?
Proton pump inhibitors (PPI's) are medications taken for various stomach disorders and an over-production of stomach acid. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and ulcers are two of the disorders that can...
Medications are often used to treat infant acid reflux and can have a very important place in the treatment plan. If you are looking for... Read more »
While reflux events decreased considerably with acid-reduction treatment such as proton pump inhibitors like Nexium and Prevacid, nonacidic... Read more »
Do acid reflux medications have any side effects? Proton pump inhibitors generally have very few side effects. The most common are... Read more »
"...it's a revolution in thinking about the origin of heart disease. The cholesterol hypothesis has been that eating an excess of either... Read more »
The popular acid reducer Protonix may triple the risk of pneumonia in hospital patients, a new study has found. Researchers in North Carolina... Read more »
Dr. Alan Greene answers a reader's question about whether another doctor's prescription for acid-reflux medicines is safe for her six-week-old baby.... Read more »
Source: First DataBank
Generic Name: PANTOPRAZOLE DELAYED-RELEASE - ORAL Pronounced: (pan-TOE-pruh-zole) Interactions Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of... Read more »
Drugmaker Wyeth has launched a generic version of their acid-reflux medication Protonix. The launch comes in response to the generic version of... Read more »
This test is to determine the safety and usefulness of three common acid-reflux drugs in men and women of Hispanic origin who have gastroesophageal... Read more »
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