Exploring optimal pharmacotherapy after bariatric surgery: where two worlds meet

Change of medication after stomach reduction

A medicine widely used for high blood pressure either works less well or is absorbed faster after a stomach reduction. The operation also appears to be effective in combating type 2 diabetes. This was discovered by Jan Peter Yska, hospital pharmacist at th e Leeuwarden Medical Centre. Stomach reductions are a relief for many people who are seriously overweight. It has become clear that the treatment leads to substantial weight loss. Little was previously known, however, about the impact of the operation on the effectiveness and use of the medication that patients take after the operation.

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Dissertation: http://hdl.handle.net/11370/c7549430-6247-4c6d-bedb-cfd587e196fd