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SUBMITTER: Shakhnovich V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6309791 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shakhnovich V V Abdel-Rahman S S Friesen C A CA Weigel J J Pearce R E RE Gaedigk A A Leeder J S JS Kearns G L GL
Pediatric obesity 20180926 1
<h4>Background</h4>Children with obesity are more likely to suffer gastroesophageal reflux disease, requiring acid-suppression therapy with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and no guidelines regarding dosing.<h4>Objective</h4>To prospectively evaluate lean-body-weight-based (LBW) dosing of the PPI pantoprazole for children with and without obesity.<h4>Methods</h4>Methods: Sixty-two children (6-17 years) received a one-time oral dose of liquid pantoprazole (1.2 mg kg<sup>-1</sup> LBW). Plasma pantop ...[more]