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I am a pharmacist and I don't agree with the use of PPI's unless there is a really big need for one like a GI bleed. I would never recommend any of them to my patient's. There are way too many adverse effects with all of them. However, there are some limitations to this study. Also, I have been told the number needed to harm is around 4300 which is really big. Here are some of the limitations:
Limitations
Mining data cannot judge causality, only associations.
No account for over-the-counter PPI usage, or usage of an H2 blocker before the use of PPI, or differences by drug dosage.
Lack of reliability of ICD-9 or UMLS codes for identifying an exposure/outcome
PPI usage may be a marker of sicker patient population
Lack of clarity in the methods and analysis of data in the research
Excellent article. It just goes to show you how "studies" can be manipulated and changed to produce a desired outcome. This is done with ALL the new drugs that come from Big Pharma. Thank you for standing up for truth.
TITLE: Statin use is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer among statin users of 5 years or more CONCLUSION: This study does not support an association between statin use and breast cancer risk. The title of this abstract is a little confusing. How can you say that there is an increased risk of breast cancer when the conclusion of the article says there is no association?