Deprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors in an Academic, Primary Care Clinic: Quality Improvement Project

• Published in: Journal of clinical gastroenterology Vol. 54; no. 10; p. 864
• Main Authors: Nallapeta, Naren, Reynolds, Jessica L, Bakhai, Smita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2020

The goal of this study was to reduce the percentage of inappropriately prescribed proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in patients aged 50 and older from 80% (baseline) to 60% within 12 months in an academic, internal medicine clinic. The use of PPIs has increased drastically worldwide. Internal medicine c...