Assessment of Patient Satisfaction with a Formulary Switch from Omeprazole to Lansoprazole in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Maintenance Therapy
Assessment of Patient Satisfaction with a Formulary Switch from Omeprazole to Lansoprazole in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Maintenance Therapy
Article in The American Journal of Managed Care 5(5):631-8 · June 1999
1st L J Condra
2nd Anthony Peter Morreale 31.14 · Department of Veterans Affairs Washington DC
3rd S N Stolley
4th D Marcus
Abstract To determine if patients perceived a difference in the efficacy, side effects, and value of omeprazole versus lansoprazole for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) maintenance therapy after a formulary conversion, and to evaluate the costs of the conversion. An unblinded questionnaire was mailed to patients who were currently receiving GERD maintenance therapy with lansoprazole from the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System. Three hundred patients who had
