Ocular disorders in users of H2 antagonists and of omeprazole

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 233-241

  Mannino, Salvatore ^a   Troncon, Maria Grazia ^b   Wallander, Mari Ann ^c,d   Cattaruzzi, Chiara ^b   Romano, Ferdinando ^e   Agostinis, Luisa ^f   Marighi, Paola Erika ^g   Walker, Alexander ^h  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^b Regional Health Directorate   (Italy)

^c Astro Hässle AB ^*  (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^f Insiel   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^h HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Drug safety; Eye disorders; H2 antagonists; Omeprazole

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; FAMOTIDINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NIPEROTIDINE; NIZATIDINE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE; ROXATIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG SAFETY; DUODENUM ULCER; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 0031825773     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1557(199807/08)7:4<233::AID-PDS336>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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