PPIs for infant reflux a risk

Dr Linda Calabresi

writer

Dr Linda Calabresi

GP; Medical Editor, Healthed

You can claim CPD for this activity

Educational Activities (EA)
0 minutes

These are activities that expand general practice knowledge, skills and attitudes, related to your scope of practice.

Reviewing Performance (RP)
0 minutes

These are activities that require reflection on feedback about your work.

Measuring Outcomes (MO)
0 minutes

These are activities that use your work data to ensure quality results.

EA
0 minutes

These are activities that expand general practice knowledge, skills and attitudes, related to your scope of practice.

RP
0 minutes

These are activities that require reflection on feedback about your work.

MO
0 minutes

These are activities that use your work data to ensure quality results.

Dr Linda Calabresi

It seemed such a godsend, didn’t it? Omeprazole for severe infant reflux. A massive improvement on the previous advice to elevate the head of the cot and nurse upright.

But since it first appeared in guidelines, there have been studies, reports and opinions cautioning against the overuse of PPIs citing everything from them being ineffectual to their potential to predispose the child to allergy.

Now it looks like there is yet another reason why we need to think again before prescribing a PPI for the distressed infant with reflux and their exhausted parents.

PASSWORD RESET

Forgot your password or password not working? Please enter your email address. You will receive an email with the link to set a new password.

Lyon J. Study Questions Use of Acid Suppressors to Curb Mild Infant Reflux. JAMA 2017 Oct 17; 318(15): 1427-8. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.12160

Icon 2

NEXT LIVE Webcast

:
Days
:
Hours
:
Minutes
Seconds
A/Prof Samantha Hocking

A/Prof Samantha Hocking

Weight Loss Maintenance

Dr Shruti Swamy

Dr Shruti Swamy

Allergy Testing Explained

Dr Rupert Hinds

Dr Rupert Hinds

Infant Nutrition Cases

Dr Angela Molga

Dr Angela Molga

COVID Antivirals Demystified

Join us for the next free webcast for GPs and healthcare professionals

High quality lectures delivered by leading independent experts

Share this

Share this

Dr Linda Calabresi

writer

Dr Linda Calabresi

GP; Medical Editor, Healthed

Recent Posts

Latest GP poll

We asked GPs "What impact would a proposed levy on sugar-sweetened beverages have on the prevention of diabetes?"

Significant improvement

0%

Slight improvement

0%

No impact

0%

Recent podcasts

Listen to expert interviews.
Click to open in a new tab

Once you confirm you’ve read this article you can complete a Patient Case Review to earn 0.5 hours CPD in the Reviewing Performance (RP) category.

Select ‘Confirm & learn‘ when you have read this article in its entirety and you will be taken to begin your Patient Case Review.

You have completed the Educational Activities (EA) component of this activity.

Select ‘Confirm & claim CPD‘ to confirm you have engaged with this activity in its entirety and claim your CPD.

You will be taken to explore further CPD learning available to you.