Table 3 |
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Comparison of the number of serious NSAID ulcer complications and associated costs in the two extrapolations (all using PPIs vs none using PPIs) |
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| No PPI users (n = 1,000) |
PPI users (n = 1,000) |
Difference |
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| No. of complications (95% CI) |
13.8 (13.7 to 13.9) |
3.60 (3.56 to 3.64) |
10.2 |
| Costsa (95% CI) |
€ 115,676 (114,874 to 116,493) |
€ 165,770 (160,789 to 173,444) |
€ 50,094 |
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aCost of cheapest concomitant PPI (generic omeprazole) was taken into account. NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; PPI, proton pump inhibitor. |
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Vonkeman et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R144 doi:10.1186/ar2577 |
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