Pantoprazole does not cause atrophic gastritis with short-term use, but may cause atrophic gastritis with long-term use. Pantoprazole belongs to the proton pump inhibitors, through the action of the gastric mucosa in the gastric wall cells, reduce gastric acid secretion, reduce gastric acid on the gastric mucosa stimulation, for atrophic gastritis has a certain therapeutic effect, but long-term use will inevitably stimulate the damage to the gastric wall cells, thus causing gastric wall cell secretion of gastric acid disorder, resulting in atrophic gastritis. So generally for atrophic gastritis patients, you can take pantoprazole for treatment, but be sure to follow the doctor’s instructions for medication, to be cured after gastritis, follow the doctor’s instructions for discontinuation of medication, to avoid prolonged use of pantoprazole band lead to the occurrence of atrophic gastritis.