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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103887| Title: | Deprescribing proton pump inhibitors in the older population |
| Authors: | Formosa, Stephanie Gauci, Marise Azzopardi, Lilian M. |
| Keywords: | Older people Proton pump inhibitors Drugs Hospital patients |
| Issue Date: | 2022 |
| Publisher: | The European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) |
| Citation: | Formosa, S., Gauci, M., & Azzopardi, L. M. (2022). Deprescribing proton pump inhibitors in the older population. 50th European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) Symposium, Prague. |
| Abstract: | Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in the older population can cause adverse effects including hypomagnesaemia, pneumonia and fractures. Hospitalisation presents an opportunity for assessing PPI appropriateness, and dose reduction or drug discontinuation may be considered. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/103887 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SPha |
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