on march 31, 2018, the “symposium on clinical application of proton pump inhibitors", hosted by the editorial board of the chinese journal of digestion and organized by nanjing chang ao pharmaceutical co., limited was held in interlagan hotel, oct east, shenzhen. more than a dozen well-known gastroenterologists from china attended the meeting.
the symposium was chaired by prof. yuan yaozong of shanghai ruijin hospital, editor-in-chief of the chinese journal of gastroenterology and member of the chinese society of gastroenterology. prof. chen qikui, director of the department of gastroenterology, sun yat-sen memorial hospital, sun yat-sen university, and member of the standing committee of the chinese medical association’s gastroenterology branch and the chairman of the guangdong medical association's gastroenterology branch, gave a presentation on “a meta-analysis of guidelines on upper gastrointestinal bleeding”. prof. han ying, vice president of the first affiliated hospital of the air force military medical university and vice chairman of the chinese society of hepatology, gave a keynote speech on “high-dose application of proton pump inhibitors - a discussion of the evidence-based medical basis”.
participating experts discussed “the current situation and progress of ppi in clinical application” in depth and put forward their unique insights with clinical experience. they agreed that ppi is the first choice for the treatment of acid-related diseases, and aobo ping® (rabeprazole sodium for injection), as a new generation ppi, has advantages of stronger acid-suppressing effects, faster onset of action, longer-lasting acid-suppressing effects, fewer drug interactions, and less individual differences. since its launch as the first generic drug in china in 2014, aobo ping® has provided a safer and more potent option for clinicians to use the drug with its outstanding clinical benefits.
the meeting was a great success with the careful organization of the host and the organizer as well as the strong support of the participating experts. let’s anticipate the further improvement of the diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases in china under the promotion of the academic exchange platform of the chinese journal of digestion.