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How do you decide when to use acid-suppressive medications for GI prophylaxis when patients are on prolonged corticosteroid therapy?
Do you prescribe it universally or based on specific risk factors?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
We only use acid-suppressive medications for GI prophylaxis in patients treated with corticosteroids when they have additional risk factors for upper GI bleeding.
Risk factors include concomitant NSAID or antiplatelet therapy, history of GI bleeding or peptic ulcer, age over 60 years, prednisone do...
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Answer from: at Academic Institution
Consideration of risk factors is important. Routinely, someone without these risk factors, and if getting a short burst of steroids, the GI prophylaxis is not given. PPIs carry certain risks, including increased risk of C. Diff infection or even pneumonia. So, they should be avoided if not indicated...