The influence of changes in hospital drug formulary on the prescription of proton pump inhibitors

Objective: To analyze the impact of introducing omeprazole in the drug formulary of the Hospital de Barbanza on prescriptions made in hospital and out-of-hospital (Outpatient Units and Primary Care) for all Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs). Material and methods: A 36-month retrospective descriptive...

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Main Authors: Raquel Vázquez-Mourelle, Eduardo Carracedo-Martínez
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Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
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description Objective: To analyze the impact of introducing omeprazole in the drug formulary of the Hospital de Barbanza on prescriptions made in hospital and out-of-hospital (Outpatient Units and Primary Care) for all Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs). Material and methods: A 36-month retrospective descriptive study in a level I hospital. The basic units of work are Dose-Population- Day in the outpatient setting, and the Defined Daily Dose/stays-day for hospitalized patients; the proportion of DDDs for omeprazole vs. the rest of PPIs is used as measure of efficiency. For statistical analysis, we built a segmented regression model. Results: In the outpatient units, there are statistically significant changes for pantoprazole and rabeprazole. The first drug, which was stable before the intervention, suffered an immediate decrease; rabeprazole, which was increasing before the intervention, presented a subsequent downward trend. In Primary Care, a statistically significant change was confirmed for pantoprazole, with a long-term decreasing trend. In hospitalization, statistically significant changes were observed for pantoprazole and omeprazole; the first one with an immediate decrease and a long-term tendency to decrease, while omeprazole experienced an immediate increase and long-term growth. The evolution of the omeprazole percentage vs. all PPIs showed increases in all three scenarios. Conclusions: A shift to a more efficient prescription of PPIs was observed in all healthcare settings following the introduction of omeprazole in the hospital drug formulary. The inclusion of efficient drugs, or the removal of those inefficient, can be a potentially useful tool in order to improve prescription profiles.
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spelling doaj-art-8519973bb9c84f06ab36a03fa4e8cd1d2025-08-20T02:56:46ZengElsevierFarmacia Hospitalaria1130-63432171-86952017-01-01411496710.7399/fh.2017.41.1.10559The influence of changes in hospital drug formulary on the prescription of proton pump inhibitorsRaquel Vázquez-Mourelle0Eduardo Carracedo-Martínez1Assistant Manager. Galician Health Service. Xunta de Galicia. Santiago de Organizational Structure of Integrated Management System. Galician Health Objective: To analyze the impact of introducing omeprazole in the drug formulary of the Hospital de Barbanza on prescriptions made in hospital and out-of-hospital (Outpatient Units and Primary Care) for all Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs). Material and methods: A 36-month retrospective descriptive study in a level I hospital. The basic units of work are Dose-Population- Day in the outpatient setting, and the Defined Daily Dose/stays-day for hospitalized patients; the proportion of DDDs for omeprazole vs. the rest of PPIs is used as measure of efficiency. For statistical analysis, we built a segmented regression model. Results: In the outpatient units, there are statistically significant changes for pantoprazole and rabeprazole. The first drug, which was stable before the intervention, suffered an immediate decrease; rabeprazole, which was increasing before the intervention, presented a subsequent downward trend. In Primary Care, a statistically significant change was confirmed for pantoprazole, with a long-term decreasing trend. In hospitalization, statistically significant changes were observed for pantoprazole and omeprazole; the first one with an immediate decrease and a long-term tendency to decrease, while omeprazole experienced an immediate increase and long-term growth. The evolution of the omeprazole percentage vs. all PPIs showed increases in all three scenarios. Conclusions: A shift to a more efficient prescription of PPIs was observed in all healthcare settings following the introduction of omeprazole in the hospital drug formulary. The inclusion of efficient drugs, or the removal of those inefficient, can be a potentially useful tool in order to improve prescription profiles.http://www.aulamedica.es/fh/pdf/10559.pdfOmeprazole; Proton pump inhibitorsHospital formularyHospital Pharmacy UnitDrug prescriptionsStatistical regression analysisOrganizational efficiency; Hospital management; Public hospitalsHealthcare area with integrated management
spellingShingle Raquel Vázquez-Mourelle
Eduardo Carracedo-Martínez
The influence of changes in hospital drug formulary on the prescription of proton pump inhibitors
Farmacia Hospitalaria
Omeprazole
; Proton pump inhibitors
Hospital formulary
Hospital Pharmacy Unit
Drug prescriptions
Statistical regression analysis
Organizational efficiency
; Hospital management
; Public hospitals
Healthcare area with integrated management
title The influence of changes in hospital drug formulary on the prescription of proton pump inhibitors
title_full The influence of changes in hospital drug formulary on the prescription of proton pump inhibitors
title_fullStr The influence of changes in hospital drug formulary on the prescription of proton pump inhibitors
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title_short The influence of changes in hospital drug formulary on the prescription of proton pump inhibitors
title_sort influence of changes in hospital drug formulary on the prescription of proton pump inhibitors
topic Omeprazole
; Proton pump inhibitors
Hospital formulary
Hospital Pharmacy Unit
Drug prescriptions
Statistical regression analysis
Organizational efficiency
; Hospital management
; Public hospitals
Healthcare area with integrated management
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