Impact of NPS MedicineWise general practitioner education programs and Choosing Wisely Australia recommendations on prescribing of proton pump inhibitors in Australia

Table 1 PBS item codes used in the analysis of the NPS MedicineWise programs

Drug name	Strength category	mg
Esomeprazole	High strength^a	40 (classified as standard for this study)
Esomeprazole	Standard strength^a	20 (classified as low for this study)
Lansoprazole	Standard strength	30
Lansoprazole	Low strength	15
Omeprazole	Standard strength	20
Omeprazole	Low strength	10
Pantoprazole	Standard strength	40
Pantoprazole	Low strength	20
Rabeprazole	Standard strength	20
Rabeprazole	Low strength	10

^a For the purposes of our analyses, we considered the highest available strength esomeprazole (40 mg) as a standard strength PPI, and the lowest available strength esomeprazole (20 mg) as a low strength PPI

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