COMBINATION MEDICATION FOR TREATING THE EFFECTS OF STOMACH ACID REDUCTION MEDICATION ON BONE INTEGRITY

摘要

A composition for addressing a calcium deficiency caused by chronic administration of proton pump inhibitors and other acid lowering agents comprised of at least one proton pump inhibitor and vitamin D. The composition can further include one or more of the following: at least one buffering agent in an amount sufficient to increase gastric fluid pH to a pH that prevents acid degradation of at least a portion of the proton pump inhibitor in the gastric fluid, a therapeutically effective amount of at least one non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, a therapeutically effective amount of at least one bisphosphonate or selective estrogen receptor modulator, and at least one calcium supplement.