BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) may increase the risk for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between PPI use and CAP in adults followed in general practices in the United Kingdom. DESIGN: Nested case-control study. SETTING: The General Practice Research Database (1987 to 2002) in the United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS: Patients age 18 years or older with at least 6 months of initial pneumonia-free follow-up in the database. Case patients (n = 80 066) were defined as those who received an incident diagnosis of CAP. Control participants (n = 799 881) were selected by using incidence density sampling, matching on practice site, calendar period, and follow-up duration. MEASUREMENTS: Use of PPIs within 30 days before the index date. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) were estimated by using conditional logistic regression, adjusting for potential confounders. RESULTS: Overall, current PPI use was not associated with an increased risk for CAP (adjusted OR, 1.02 [95% CI, 0.97 to 1.08]) or risk for CAP that required hospitalization (adjusted OR, 1.01 [CI, 0.91 to 1.12]). There was a strong increase in risk for CAP associated with current use of PPI therapy that was started within the previous 2 days (adjusted OR, 6.53 [CI, 3.95 to 10.80]), 7 days (adjusted OR, 3.79 [CI, 2.66 to 5.42]), and 14 days (adjusted OR, 3.21 [CI, 2.46 to 4.18]), but there was no statistically significant association for longer-term current PPI therapy. A separate matched case-control analysis, which included the 3 strongest confounders as additional matching factors, yielded similar results as the primary analysis (adjusted OR, 0.96 [CI, 0.91 to 1.02]). LIMITATIONS: Adherence to PPI prescription was assumed to be 100%. No radiographic evidence was available to corroborate a diagnosis of CAP. CONCLUSION: Proton-pump inhibitor therapy started within the past 30 days was associated with an increased risk for CAP, whereas longer-term current use was not.
BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) may increase the risk for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between PPI use and CAP in adults followed in general practices in the United Kingdom. DESIGN: Nested case-control study. SETTING: The General Practice Research Database (1987 to 2002) in the United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS: Patients age 18 years or older with at least 6 months of initial pneumonia-free follow-up in the database. Case patients (n = 80 066) were defined as those who received an incident diagnosis of CAP. Control participants (n = 799 881) were selected by using incidence density sampling, matching on practice site, calendar period, and follow-up duration. MEASUREMENTS: Use of PPIs within 30 days before the index date. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) were estimated by using conditional logistic regression, adjusting for potential confounders. RESULTS: Overall, current PPI use was not associated with an increased risk for CAP (adjusted OR, 1.02 [95% CI, 0.97 to 1.08]) or risk for CAP that required hospitalization (adjusted OR, 1.01 [CI, 0.91 to 1.12]). There was a strong increase in risk for CAP associated with current use of PPI therapy that was started within the previous 2 days (adjusted OR, 6.53 [CI, 3.95 to 10.80]), 7 days (adjusted OR, 3.79 [CI, 2.66 to 5.42]), and 14 days (adjusted OR, 3.21 [CI, 2.46 to 4.18]), but there was no statistically significant association for longer-term current PPI therapy. A separate matched case-control analysis, which included the 3 strongest confounders as additional matching factors, yielded similar results as the primary analysis (adjusted OR, 0.96 [CI, 0.91 to 1.02]). LIMITATIONS: Adherence to PPI prescription was assumed to be 100%. No radiographic evidence was available to corroborate a diagnosis of CAP. CONCLUSION: Proton-pump inhibitor therapy started within the past 30 days was associated with an increased risk for CAP, whereas longer-term current use was not.
Authors: Jeffrey C Munson; Peter M Wahl; Gregory Daniel; Stephen E Kimmel; Sean Hennessy Journal: Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf Date: 2012-01-25 Impact factor: 2.890
Authors: Nicholas J Shaheen; Bergein F Overholt; Richard E Sampliner; Herbert C Wolfsen; Kenneth K Wang; David E Fleischer; Virender K Sharma; Glenn M Eisen; M Brian Fennerty; John G Hunter; Mary P Bronner; John R Goldblum; Ana E Bennett; Hiroshi Mashimo; Richard I Rothstein; Stuart R Gordon; Steven A Edmundowicz; Ryan D Madanick; Anne F Peery; V Raman Muthusamy; Kenneth J Chang; Michael B Kimmey; Stuart J Spechler; Ali A Siddiqui; Rhonda F Souza; Anthony Infantolino; John A Dumot; Gary W Falk; Joseph A Galanko; Blair A Jobe; Robert H Hawes; Brenda J Hoffman; Prateek Sharma; Amitabh Chak; Charles J Lightdale Journal: Gastroenterology Date: 2011-05-06 Impact factor: 22.682