Who gets prescriptions for proton pump inhibitors and why? A drug-utilization study with claims data in Bavaria, Germany, 2010 –2018
ConclusionsThe utilization of prescribed PPIs has decreased since 2016. However, a large proportion of new PPI-users had no documentation of a potential indication, and the sums of DDDs prescribed often seemed not to comply with guidelines.
Source: European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
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