Acid-blocking drugs harm kids more than help: Study
A new Indian paediatric study by 24 experts warns that acid-blocking drugs, like PPIs, harm children more than help, with 86.2% of prescriptions deemed inappropriate. Linked to fractures, infections, and kidney injury, these medicines are overused for reflux in kids, often needlessly. Safer H2 receptor blockers are urged, urging cautious, evidence-based prescribing to protect young patients.