Impact of a formulary change in proton pump inhibitors on health care costs and patients' symptoms

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1533-1539

  Raisch, D W ^a,b   Klaurens, L M ^a,b   Hayden, C ^c   Malagon, I ^c   Pulliam, G ^c   Fass, R ^c  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Formulary changes; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Health care utilization; Proton pump inhibitor

Indexed keywords

LANSOPRAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG FORMULARY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

2-PYRIDINYLMETHYLSULFINYLBENZIMIDAZOLES; FEMALE; FORMULARIES; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEARTBURN; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OMEPRAZOLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROTON PUMPS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034939824     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010608408684     Document Type: Article

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