Omeprazole use at an urban county teaching hospital.
To determine the appropriateness of use of omeprazole, all outpatient prescriptions over one year from a single county hospital pharmacy were analyzed. Appropriateness of omeprazole use was assessed by literature review and expert opinion. Two hundred twenty-one prescriptions were evaluated; 112 (56%) were inappropriate. Women received more inappropriate prescriptions (61% vs 44%, p = 0.01) and received endoscopy less frequently (52% vs 71%, p < 0.02) than did men. When age, gender, and prescribing clinic were examined as predictors of inappropriate use, only gender was significant (OR = 2.01, 95% CI = 1.52-2.66). This study, from a single institution, showed a high rate of inappropriate omeprazole use.
Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA.
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Brandhagen
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Freeman
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D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D005260:Female; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006766:Hospitals, County; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota; D009853:Omeprazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D009853:Omeprazole