A recent article in the NY Times addressed the link between the use of PPI's and pneumonia. The study, which was published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, indicated that those on PPI medications had 30% greater the risk of developing hospital acquired pneumonias than the group not taking PPI's (1). The study showed no increase for those taking the medications Zantac or Prilosec.
The New York Times article talked with a couple of physicians who noted that PPI use could...
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