Proton pump inhibitors and dementia risk: Evidence from a cohort study using linked routinely collected national health data in Wales, UK.

<h4>Objectives</h4>Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are commonly prescribed for prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal conditions or for gastroprotection from other drugs. Research suggests they are linked to increased dementia risk. We use linked national health data to examine the a...

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Main Authors: Roxanne Cooksey, Jonathan Kennedy, Michael S Dennis, Valentina Escott-Price, Ronan A Lyons, Michael Seaborne, Sinead Brophy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237676