Executive Summary: - Veterans Affairs

In the omeprazole group, only 5.2 percent of the patients had gastric ulcers, and only 0.5 percent had duodenal ulcers. (74) Another recent study compared omeprazole (20 mg given once a day) and misoprostol (200 µg given twice a day) for the prevention of recurrent ulcers in patients with arthritis who were receiving NSAID therapy. ................
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