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Table 1 The top ten departments with the highest PPI prescribing rate for inpatients from January 2013 to December 2016 (%)

From: Changes in proton pump inhibitor prescribing trend over the past decade and pharmacists’ effect on prescribing practice at a tertiary hospital

Rank

2013

2014

2015

2016

Department

Prescribing rate

Department

Prescribing rate

Department

Prescribing rate

Department

Prescribing rate

1

Hepatobiliary surgery

80.85

Intervention

83.80

Intervention

79.68

Cardiothoracic surgery

77.44

2

Intervention

76.94

Hepatobiliary surgery

83.68

Hepatobiliary surgery

79.33

Intervention

76.48

3

Gastroenterology

75.35

Gastroenterology

76.05

Cardiothoracic surgery

76.56

Hepatobiliary surgery

74.34

4

Cardiovascular medicine

72.68

Cardiovascular medicine

72.14

Gastroenterology

70.55

Gastroenterology

73.36

5

Hematology

62.88

Cardiothoracic surgery

66.58

Cardiovascular medicine

70.34

Cardiovascular medicine

69.54

6

Infectious Disease

60.87

Urology

60.37

Neurosurgery

66.91

Neurosurgery

66.63

7

Oncology

57.72

Hematology

59.99

Oncology

60.45

Rheumatism Immunity

61.23

8

Urology

57.41

Oncology

59.72

Hematology

56.43

Respiratory

56.16

9

Gastrointestinal surgery

56.88

Gastrointestinal surgery

58.17

Respiratory

55.82

Hematology

53.80

10

Cardiothoracic surgery

56.63

Respiratory

52.95

Urology

55.72

Spinal surgery

52.12