Intravenous Pantoprazole: A New Tool for Acutely Ill Patients Who Require Acid Suppression

Until now, oral proton pump inhibitors have not been available as parenteral therapy in the acute care setting. Pantoprazole is the first parenteral proton pump inhibitor to become available in Canada. This agent is superior to the parenteral histamine2 receptor antagonists with respect to acid supp...

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Main Author: Eric F Trépanier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2000-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/608413