OBJECTIVE: Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI); It is used in the treatment of diseases that are closely related to gastric acid secretion. It has also been demonstrated in previous studies that PPIs are among the most prescribed drugs in many countries of the world and are widely used without a prescription. Our study aimed to examine the prevalence of PPI use among patients who applied to the outpatient clinics of Usak Training and Research Hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A face-to-face questionnaire was administered to 103 outpatients admitted to the outpatient clinics of Usak Training and Research Hospital by the researchers.RESULTS: It was found that 40.8% of the participants were using PPI for any reason. It was detected that 25.6% of the patients used PPIs to prevent the undesirable effects of polypharmacy. When the patients' PPI usage was analyzed, it was shown that 62.8% of them were not using the medicine properly.CONCLUSION: Consequently, it was determined that PPI use is quite common among patients admitted to the hospital. It was also understood that more than half of these patients did not use their medication properly. Based on this, we can reduce inappropriate and unnecessary drug usage by better informing our patients about drug usage.
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