Inappropriate use of proton pump inhibitors in a local setting

• Published in: Singapore medical journal Vol. 55; no. 7; pp. 363 - 366
• Main Authors: Chia, Christopher Tze Wei, Lim, Wan Peng, Vu, Charles Kien Fong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Singapore Medical Association 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Anemia - drug therapy; Dyspepsia - drug therapy; Electronic Health Records; Hospitalization; Humans; Inappropriate Prescribing - statistics & numerical data; Original; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Prevalence; Proton Pump Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Retrospective Studies; Singapore; Stomach Diseases - drug therapy; United States; United States Food and Drug Administration; United States; Singapore

There are growing concerns that the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be inappropriate in instances that do not conform to evidence-based indications. This point-prevalence study aimed to investigate the frequency, indications and appropriateness of use of PPIs in hospitalised patients on a r...