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Acid-Suppressing Drug Use Associated With Increased Anti-Allergy Drug Use

Publish date:: September 7, 2019

Key clinical point: Acid-suppressing drug use is associated with a higher risk of subsequent anti-allergy medication use.

Major finding: Gastric acid-suppressing drugs are associated with a 96% higher rate of subsequent anti-allergic medication use.

Study details: Population-based analysis of health insurance data from 8.2 million Austrians.

Disclosures: The study was supported by Burgenländische Gebietskrankenkasse and the Austrian Science Fund. No conflicts of interest were declared.

Citation:

Jordakieva G et al. Nat Commun. 2019 Jul 30. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-10914-6.

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