Gastroenterology
RCT (n=17,598 followed up for median 3.01 years, with 53,152 patient-years of follow-up) found no statistically significant difference between pantoprazole and placebo groups in safety events except for enteric infections (1.4% vs 1.0% placebo group; OR 1.33; 95% CI, 1.01–1.75).
Increasing number of patients prescribed risky anticoagulant drug combinations
Pharmaceutical Journal
Statistics from the Medication Safety Dashboard show that between Sept 18 and Nov 18, there were more than 14,000 patients in England prescribed an NSAID with an anticoagulant and more than 30,000 patients prescribed an antiplatelet and anticoagulant without gastro-protection.
The above records have been identified by UKMi and feature in the NICE Medicines Awareness Service. Further details on this service can be found at:
http://www.evidence.nhs.uk/about-evidence-services/content-and-sources/medicines-information/new-medicines-awareness-services
