PPI

abbreviation for

1. patient package insert: a leaflet included with a prescription medication indicating its proper use.
2. plan position indicator.
3. producer price index.
4. proton pump inhibitor.

Example Sentences

The study tracks the impact of an intervention that imposed limits on PPI prescription size and refills for patients without a documented reason to be on the medication, discontinued old prescriptions, and provided education to patients and clinicians on alternatives.

From Science Daily

In all, the intervention led to a massive reduction in PPI use: a nearly 30% reduction in prescriptions of PPIs compared to other VA regions.

From Science Daily

But the drive to reduce potentially unnecessary PPI use had one unintended consequence: a drop in prescribing to veterans who actually have an ongoing need to take PPIs because their other medicines carry a high risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.

From Science Daily

Interestingly, the rate of purported negative PPI effects -- such as kidney disease, stroke, heart attack or pneumonia -- didn't go down in VISN17 relative to the other regions.

From Science Daily

I think I heard that melatonin was equally effective as a PPI for reducing acid reflux.

From Seattle Times