Gynecomastia during Omeprazole Therapy
- 28 February 1991
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 324 (9) , 635
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199102283240916
Abstract
Omeprazole is a potent new peptic-acid—secretion inhibitor that acts by inhibiting membrane H+/K+-transporting ATPase1; its mechanism is therefore different from that of H2 antagonists, such as ranitidine and cimetidine, which are known —particularly the latter2 — to provoke gynecomastia.Keywords
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