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Omeprazole use at an urban county teaching hospital

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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.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Avenue, 55415, Minneapolis, MN

    Nicole Lurie MD, MSPH

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  1. David J. Brandhagen MD
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Received from the Department of Medicine and Program in Clinical Epidemiology, Effectiveness and Policy, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Brandhagen, D.J., Pheley, A.M., Onstad, G.R. et al. Omeprazole use at an urban county teaching hospital. J Gen Intern Med 10, 513–515 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02602404

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