INAPPROPRIATE USAGE OF INTRAVENOUS PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN A HIGH COMPLEXITY HOSPITAL IN BRAZIL

Intravenous proton pump inhibitors.

Intravenous (IV) administration of a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) is a faster way to achieve gastric acid suppression than oral administration of the same agent. Peak suppression after IV administration occurs within hours, compared with several days later after oral administration. Thus the IV route of administration offers a faster onset of gastric suppression, achievement of intragastric pH c...

Inappropriate prescribing of proton pump inhibitors in hospitalized patients.

BACKGROUND Proton pump inhibitors have numerous important side effects, yet they are prescribed for outpatients who do not have recognized indications. Less is known with respect to prescribing for inpatients. OBJECTIVE To determine the rate of inappropriate prescribing of protein pump inhibitors and to assess reasons why they are prescribed. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS The study was a retrospe...

Inappropriate use of proton pump inhibitors, guidelines and clinical research.

Overuse and inappropriate prescribing of proton pump inhibitors in patients with Clostridium difficile-associated disease.

BACKGROUND Clostridium difficile is the most common infectious cause of colitis and has been increasingly diagnosed in hospitalized patients. The number of prescriptions for proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) has also increased significantly over time. Few studies have reported an association between C. difficile-associated disease (CDAD) and PPI use. AIM To assess the extent and appropriateness o...

ec adoption and critical success factors of ec in smes in iran

تجارت الکترونیکی شیوه اجرای مسئولیتها، تقابل با مشتریان و امور معمول عملیاتی در شرکتها را تغییر داده است. تجارت الکترونیکی در عمل تنها خرید و فروش کالاها را از طریق ابزار الکترونیک نمی باشد، بلکه تمام فعالیتهای لازم جهت انجام فرایند فروش را نیز در بر میگیرد. در اواخر دهه 1990 بسیاری از شرکتها فعالیتهای خود را به منظور دستیابی به مشتریان جدید و یا ارائه فرصتهای جدید به مشتریان موجود گسترش دادند...