Open AccessPrescription of and Adherence to Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Gastroprotective Agents in At-Risk Gastrointestinal Patients
Author(s) -
Ángel Lanas,
Mónica Polo-Tomás,
Pilar Roncales,
Miguel A. González,
Javier Zapardiel
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the american journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1572-0241
pISSN - 0002-9270
DOI - 10.1038/ajg.2012.13
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , adverse effect , rheumatology , confidence interval , observational study , prospective cohort study , logistic regression , drug , pharmacology
Patients with gastrointestinal (GI) risk factors who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) should also take gastroprotective agents (GPAs). No studies have evaluated adherence and reasons for non-adherence to GPA and NSAID therapies.