Reducing the use of proton pump inhibitors in infants with gastroesophageal reflux symptoms How should infants with suspected gastroesophageal reflux be managed? Regurgitation, often referred to as gastroesophageal reflux, is a physiological phenomenon. Most infants younger than 1 year of ...

"Despite RCTs, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have not proven to reduce symptoms of suspected reflux in infants... Infants should not be prescribed PPIs unless specialists Dx GERD."

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