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Study Finds No Evidence Linking Reflux Medicines to Bone Fractures

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)—medications commonly used to treat heartburn, acid reflux, and ulcers—have been linked with potentially serious side effects including a possible increased risk of bone fractures. In a new Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics study, however, patients with Barrett’s eosophagus—a long-term complication of acid…