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. 2007 Jan;83(975):66-8.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2006.051151.

Inappropriate prescribing of proton pump inhibitors in primary care

Bisanth Thushila Batuwitage  1 , Jeremy G C Kingham, Nia Emma Morgan, Ruth Louise Bartlett
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Inappropriate prescribing of proton pump inhibitors in primary care

Bisanth Thushila Batuwitage et al. Postgrad Med J. 2007 Jan.

Abstract

Objectives: To determine if an educational intervention initiated in secondary care can influence prescribing of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in the community.

Methods: A prospective study of PPI use in patients admitted to medical wards in a university hospital. A simple educational intervention was employed to reduce inappropriate prescribing of PPIs in the community.

Results: In the pre-intervention analysis 66/271 (24%) patients were receiving treatment with a PPI prescribed in the community. In 36/66 (54%) patients the PPI had been prescribed inappropriately. Six months after the intervention 91/344 (26%) patients were prescribed a PPI in the community. In only 45 of these 91 (49%) patients was there a recommended indication.

Conclusion: The intervention used in this study had no effect on the proportion of patients taking a PPI at the time of hospital admission or on the appropriateness of prescribing in the community.

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