Introduction
Acid-suppressive therapy is now considered the
standard of care for treatment of acute upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding from peptic ulcer disease [1]. However, not all types of acid-suppressive
therapy have similar efficacy profiles. There is general agreement that proton pump inhibitors (PPI),
e.g., pantoprazole and omeprazole, are more effective than H2-receptor antagonists for the treatment