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Over Prescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors & a Glimpse on Its Side Effects

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  • Mohammed Abubakar

    (Department of Internal Medicine, Owaisi Hospital & Research Centre, India)

  • Sidra Fatima

    (Gandhi Medical College, India)

  • Aleena Mahvash

    (Deccan College of Medical Sciences, India)

Abstract

Proton pump inhibitors are one of the most frequently prescribed classes of drug in the world because they combine a high level of efficacy with low toxicity. In 2006, expenditure on these drugs was £7bn globally [1] Yet studies consistently show that proton pump inhibitors are being overprescribed worldwide in both primary and secondary care [2]. Between 25% and 70% of patients taking these drugs have no appropriate indication. This means that, at the very least, £100m from the National Health Service (NHS) budget and almost £2bn worldwide is being spent unnecessarily on proton pump inhibitors each year.

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  • Mohammed Abubakar & Sidra Fatima & Aleena Mahvash, 2017. "Over Prescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors & a Glimpse on Its Side Effects," Novel Approaches in Drug Designing & Development, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 2(3), pages 47-49, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jnapdd:v:2:y:2017:i:3:p:47-49
    DOI: 10.19080/NAPDD.2017.02.555587
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