Authors: Bartholomeeusen, Stefaan¹; Vandenbroucke, Jan²; Truyers, Carla¹; Buntinx, Frank³

Source: British Journal of General Practice, Volume 57, Number 539, June 2007 , pp. 497-499(3)

Publisher: Royal College of General Practitioners

Abstract:

This study examined time trends in the incidence of peptic ulcers and oesophagitis, and the prescription of acid-inhibiting drugs in the period 1994-2003. Data were retrieved from records in general practices in Flanders, Belgium. The incidence of duodenal ulcers decreased by two-thirds and the incidence of gastric ulcers halved, the incidence of oesophagitis initially increased and decreased slowly later on. In 10 years the proportion of patients taking proton-pump inhibitors rose sixfold while the proportion taking H₂ antagonists remained stable.

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Keywords: ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY PRACTICE; OESOPHAGITIS; PEPTIC ULCER

Document Type: Short communication

Affiliations: 1: Department of General Practice, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 2: Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, the Netherlands 3: Department of General Practice, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium and Research Institute Caphri, Universiteit Maastricht, The Netherlands

Publication date: 2007-06-01

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