PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS (PPI)

Course overview

PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS REPRESENT A CLASS OF MEDICATIONS USED TO TREAT A WIDE VARIETY OF PATHOLOGIES RELATED TO THE STOMACH'S ACID PRODUCTION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, ACTION, CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS AS A VALUABLE AGENT IN MANAGING ACID-RELATED DISORDERS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, AND OTHER KEY FACTORS (E.G., OFF-LABEL USES, DOSING, PHARMACODYNAMICS, PHARMACOKINETICS, MONITORING, RELEVANT INTERACTIONS) PERTINENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE TREATMENT OF ACID-RELATED DISORDERS.