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A cluster randomized trial to measure the impact on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and proton pump inhibitor prescribing in Italy of distributing cost-free paracetamol to osteoarthritic patients

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Paracetamol is recommended as first-line treatment for pain control in osteoarthritis because it has fewer side effects than do other therapeutic options, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Prescribing proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) as gastric bleeding prop...

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Autores principales: Vicentini, Massimo, Mancuso, Pamela, Giorgi Rossi, Paolo, Di Pede, Sara, Pellati, Morena, Gandolfi, Alberto, Zoboli, Daniela, Riccò, Daniela, Busani, Corrado, Ferretti, Alessandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6896368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31810456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-1050-4