TY - JOUR T1 - Side effects of drug treatments for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: current controversies JF - Frontline Gastroenterology JO - Frontline Gastroenterol SP - 45 LP - 49 DO - 10.1136/flgastro-2019-101386 VL - 13 IS - 1 AU - Anjan Dhar AU - Frances Maw AU - Helen Jane Dallal AU - Stephen Attwood Y1 - 2022/01/01 UR - http://fg.bmj.com/content/13/1/45.abstract N2 - The two main drugs used in the treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease are proton pump inhibitors and histamine-2 receptor antagonists and both these agents have been implicated in a number of adverse effects, leading to considerable controversies related to their long-term use. This paper is aimed at a critical review of the published literature and the clinical significance of these reported side effects, most of which are associations rather than causal. ER -