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Mr Liu has been a regular customer of yours for several years, but lately he has been popping in every couple of weeks or so for omeprazole 20mg capsules over the counter. You ask him how they are working for him, and he tells you that they seem to work quite well, especially when he takes two, and as long as he takes them every day. He says it has been a year since he last saw a doctor
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2. New Zealand Formulary. 1.3.5 omeprazole. NZF v118; 1 April 2022. https://nzf.org.nz/nzf_771
3. New Zealand Formulary. 1.1 Dyspepsia and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. NZF v118; 1 April 2022. https://nzf.org.nz/nzf_653
4. Sri Selvaratnam. Gastroenterology Cases. GLMS Symposium, 13 February 2021. https://glms.co.nz/fileup/files/Symposium%202021%20-%20Gastroenterology%20Cases%20-%20Sri%20Selvaratnam.pdf
5. Fookes C (Tech Ed). Indigestion, Heartburn and Gastritis. Healthcare Handbook 2021–2022. Auckland, NZ: The Health Media Ltd; 2021.
6. Healthline. Can Store-Bought Baking Soda Really Treat Acid Reflux? https://www.healthline.com/health/gerd/baking-soda
Nataly Martini provides a brief overview of selected causes of dizziness and vertigo, such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and vestibular migraine. Through case studies, she explains how these conditions may differ from serious clinical syndromes such as cervicogenic dizziness, highlighting the complexities, risk factors and management of these conditions
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