PPI’s do not raise cardiovascular risk, study says

Proton pump inhibitor therapy is not connected to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. The FDA has discouraged using PPI’s with antiplatelet therapy clopidogrel because the drugs work with the same isoenzyme. “Inhibition of CYP2C19 by PPIs may reduce the bioavailability of the active metabolites of