A New(-ish) Antacid Medication
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The new PCAB Voquenza (vonoprazan) is being marketed as a superior alternative to PPI therapy for acid-related conditions (GERD with or without erosive esophagitis, H. pylori eradication). Are these two mechanisms of action really that different? Jody investigates.
References:
1) Prescriber information: https://www.phathompharma.com/wp-content/uploads/VOQUEZNA-tablets-Prescriber-Information.pdf
2) György Miklós Buzás, Dual acid-pump blocking as novel therapeutic approach to treatment of acid-related diseases, Medical Hypotheses, Volume 187, 2024, 111338, ISSN 0306-9877, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2024.111338.
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