Intermittent Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy in Low-Risk Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding May Be Significantly Cost-Saving

Background: High-dose proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy, given either intermittently or continuously for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NV-UGIB), is efficacious. Using intermittent PPI for low-risk patients may be cost-saving. Our objective was to estimate the annual cost savings if...

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Published in:	Medicines
Main Authors:	Yang Lei, Jennifer Halasz, Kerri L. Novak, Stephen E. Congly
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Subjects:	proton pump inhibitor non-variceal GI bleed cost-saving health economics resource utilization
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6320/10/7/44