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Dear Doctor: Why don’t expert societies recommend testing magnesium levels in patients who take PPIs?
Dear Doctor: Why don’t expert societies recommend testing magnesium levels in patients who take PPIs?
Dear Doctor: Why don’t expert societies recommend testing magnesium levels in patients who take PPIs?

Published on: 05/07/2026

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Dr. Keith Roach is a physician at Weill Cornell Medical College. He writes an educational column on infectious diseases, public health and sports medicine.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently read in your column that you test your patient’s magnesium levels when they have been on long-term proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs). When I asked my doctor to include this in his order for blood tests, I was told that the test isn’t accurate, and he wouldn’t order it. Is there a special magnesium test that I can request?

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/05/dear-doctor-why-dont-expert-societies-recommend-testing-magnesium-levels-in-patients-who-take-ppis.html

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