Predictors of Inappropriate Proton Pump Inhibitor Prescription in an Internal Medicine Department
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https://doi.org/10.24950/rspmi.732Keywords:
Hospital Departments, Inappropriate Prescribing, Internal Medicine, Proton Pump Inhibitors/therapeutic useAbstract
Introdução: Os inibidores da bomba de protões (IBPs) são utilizados
no tratamento da patologia gastrointestinal e prevenção
da hemorragia digestiva alta, frequentemente de forma inadequada
nos doentes hospitalizados.
Métodos: Realizou-se um estudo transversal entre 15 de Março
e 15 de Maio de 2015 para avaliar o padrão de prescrição de
IBPs num Serviço de Medicina Interna, relativamente às indicações
e aos custos.
Resultados: Foram incluídas 585 admissões, idade média de
75 anos. Dos casos, 163 já eram medicados com IBP pré-admissão,
metade sem indicação. Dos episódios, 372 receberam
um IBP na admissão/durante o internamento, mas apenas 63
casos tinham indicação para tal, pelo que 83% tinham sido medicados
de forma inapropriada. Os predictores de prescrição
inadequada de IBP foram o sexo feminino, idade ≥ 75 anos e
estar medicado com IBP pré-admissão.
Conclusão: Custos totais, directamente relacionados aos IBPs,
ascenderam aos €1079,96, em média €2,72 por episódio. A terapêutica
com IBPs deve ser revista para reduzir prescrições
inadequadas e custos.
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