Primary Care Practitioners’ Views on the Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors Associated with Alginate-Antacids for Better Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Symptom Control: Results of a National Survey in Spain
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50835#.VE3DAFfHRK0 Author(s) Carlos Martín de Argila 1* , Mercedes Ricote Belinchón 2 , Agustín Albillos Martínez 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Alcalá University, Madrid, Spain . 2 Mar Báltico Primary Care Center, Madrid, Spain . ABSTRACT Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a prevalent disease in Western countries. Despite effective treatment modalities, in some patients total symptom control is not achieved in clinical practice. A cross-sectional study was designed to assess primary care practitioners’ views on the effectiveness of proton ...