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Evidence-Based Review by a Multidisciplinary Team of Pediatricians on the Use of Gastric Acid-Reducing Medications in Children: Indian Perspectives.

Udai A Pai, A V Ravishankar, Lalit Bharadia, Somashekara H R, Arun Wadhwa, Baldev Prajapati, Jayakumar C, Gautam Mittal, Hrishikesh Belsare, Kanav Anand and 14 more

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Review in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors.

Udai A PaiDepartment of Pediatrics, Sai Kutti Clinic, Mumbai, IND.
A V RavishankarDepartment of Pediatrics, Kauvery Hospital, Chennai, IND.
Lalit BharadiaDepartment of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital (SDMH), Jaipur, IND.
Somashekara H RDepartment of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, IND.
Arun WadhwaDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Wadhwa Clinic, Delhi, IND.
Baldev PrajapatiDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Gujarat Cancer Society (GCS) Medical College, Hospital, and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, IND.
Jayakumar CDepartment of Pediatrics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, IND.
Gautam MittalDepartment of Pediatrics, Gautam Child and Gastro Care, Patiala, IND.
Hrishikesh BelsareDepartment of Neonatology, Belsare Children Hospital, Nagpur, IND.
Kanav AnandDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, IND.
Karthick NarayananDepartment of Pediatrics, Prashant Children Hospital, Chennai, IND.
Khuzema FurniturewalaDepartment of Pediatrics, Dr. Furniturewala's Kids Care Clinic, Indore, IND.
Mukesh SanklechaDepartment of Pediatrics, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai, IND.
Mylapore V Suresh KumarDepartment of Pediatrics, Maternity, Child, and Family Health Clinic, Chennai, IND.
Piyali BhattacharyaDepartment of Pediatric Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, IND.
Prahlad NDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Rainbow Children's Hospital, Chennai, IND.
Pramod JogDepartment of Family Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital, and Research Centre, Pune, IND.
Sanjay WazirDepartment of Neonatology, Motherhood Hospital, Gurgaon, IND.
Santosh T SoansPediatrics and Child Health, A J Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mangalore, IND.
Sreenath S ManikantiDepartment of Neonatology, Kauvery Hospital, Bangalore, IND.
Subhashis RoyDepartment of Pediatrics, Columbia Asia Hospital, Kolkata, IND.
Subhashish BhattacharyyaDepartment of Pediatrics, CSS College, Kolkata, IND.
Utkarsh BansalDepartment of Pediatrics, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Barabanki, IND.
Vivek GoswamiDepartment of Pediatrics, Kailash Hospital, Noida, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastric acid-reducing medications (ARMs) such as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and histamine type 2 receptor blockers (H2 blockers) are crucial in pediatric care for treating various gastrointestinal conditions. These medications are frequently used to treat erosive esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). ARMs are essential to the administration of eosinophilic esophagitis and

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drug-induced dyspepsiah2rason-demand useppisranitidinestress ulcer prophylaxisurticaria

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PMID40486365
PMCPMC12143190

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