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Evaluation and Protection of Drug Usage in Proton Pump Inhibitors for Tertiary Case Hospitals
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NARAYANA REDDY, VIGNESH D, DR PSN RAJU, DR. N. SUHASINI
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Background: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the class of drugs that is used indiscriminately, despite the increased reports of adverse events. Aim: The study is showed to assess the drug utilization form of PPIs in the in-patient department and to assess the rational prescription thereby improving the prescriber awareness and patient care.
Methods: Prospective observational study on the drug utilization pattern of PPIs are showed for 3 months in the in-patients of general medicine and surgery departments. We collected 40 cases with PPI prescriptions and evaluated the rationality in the use of PPIs considering the frequency and route of administration, drug interactions, and concurrent medications prescribed.
Results: In the study, out of 40 patients on PPI, 60% were females and the rest were males. Greatest of the patients belonged to the age assembly of 51 - 60 years (12). PPIs were most commonly prescribed for patients with a diagnosis of Respiratory tract infections (42.5%), followed by infectious diseases and gastrointestinal diseases. Pantoprazole was the most commonly prescribed PPI. They were commonly prescribed in the oral route (70%) and on a once-daily basis (62.5%). Antibiotics (50%) and NSAIDs (7.5%) were the most common drugs used along with PPIs.
Conclusion: PPIs must be utilized additional sensibly and consciousness must be twisted between clinicians in the hospital so that suitable use of prescriptions with PPIs should recover patient care
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proton pump inhibitors, Drug utilization, rational use, Efficacy
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.SP1.458
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