Prescribing pattern of proton pump inhibitors among patients visiting the outpatient general medicine clinic in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Nepal
| Autor: | Bipashwi Nath Uprety, Rajendra Lamichhane, Bijaya Basyal, Nirmal Raj Marasine, Sabina Sankhi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Health Policy Peptic 010607 zoology Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 01 natural sciences Tertiary care Rational use Teaching hospital 010602 entomology Family medicine medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences In patient Medical prescription business General Environmental Science Pantoprazole medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Health Research. 36:946-953 |
| ISSN: | 2586-940X 0857-4421 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/jhr-09-2020-0420 |
| Popis: | PurposeThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the prescribing pattern of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in patients visiting the outpatient general medical clinic in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital.Design/methodology/approachA hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 419 patients aged ≥18 years, visiting the outpatient general medicine clinic of a tertiary hospital and prescribed with at least one PPI, from July to September 2016 using a purposive sampling technique. Descriptive statistics were performed using IBM-SPSS 20.0 (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA).FindingsPatients were mostly less than 30 years (30.78%) and female (58.95%). Pantoprazole was the most frequently prescribed PPIs (57.04%). The majority of PPIs were prescribed for acid peptic disorder (APD) (33.65%), followed by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) prophylaxis (30.79%). Most of the PPIs were prescribed for twice-daily administration (68.26%). Nearly one-fourth (21.72%) of the patients presented with at least one additional medical condition, and almost all (99%) patients were receiving at least one additional drug along with PPIs.Originality/valueThe study suggests that PPIs are frequently prescribed and their use has been extended to other conditions that in fact do not require acid anti-secretory therapy. Result has highlighted the need for an interdisciplinary collaboration between pharmacists and medical professionals for the rational use of PPIs and promotion of PPIs prescription from the National List of Essential Medicines. |
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