Proton Pump Inhibitors to Prevent NSAID-Induced Ulcers and Dyspepsia

Tracy Johns, PharmD, MSMS, BCACP,
Elizabeth Lawrence, MD, FAAFP, DABOM,
USF College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida

American Family Physician. 2025;112(6):607-608.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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These are summaries of reviews from the Cochrane Library.

This series is coordinated by Corey D. Fogleman, MD, assistant medical editor.

A collection of Cochrane for Clinicians published in AFP is available at https://www.aafp.org/afp/cochrane.

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