SUNY: Medical Residents at a Safety Net Clinic Dramatically Reduce Inappropriate PPI Prescriptions
March 07, 2020
March 07, 2020
BUFFALO, New York, March 7 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release:
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- An urban Buffalo clinic's effort reduced inappropriate use of PPIs from 80% to 30% in one year
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The inappropriate prescribing of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is well-documented, as are the harms they can cause to patients who don't need them, ranging from chronic kidney disease and pneumonia to hip . . .
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- An urban Buffalo clinic's effort reduced inappropriate use of PPIs from 80% to 30% in one year
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The inappropriate prescribing of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is well-documented, as are the harms they can cause to patients who don't need them, ranging from chronic kidney disease and pneumonia to hip . . .