Heartburn Drugs Linked to Pneumonia Risk Dec. 20, 2010 -- New research suggests that one out of every 200 patients being treated with gastric acid-suppressive drugs for heartburn and other conditions may develop pneumonia.

Researchers led by Chun-Sick Eom, MD, MPH, from Seoul National University Hospital in South Korea, conducted a review of studies published between 1985 and 2009, looking at the use of gastric acid-suppressive drugs and the risk of developing pneumonia.

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