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Predicting drug interactions in addiction treatment
Author(s) -
Lucas Catherine J.,
Patel Joanne,
Martin Jennifer H.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.13500
Subject(s) - medicine , addiction , disease , diabetes mellitus , perspective (graphical) , drug , addiction medicine , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , compliance (psychology) , psychology , social psychology , artificial intelligence , computer science , endocrinology
It is not uncommon to be treating people with addiction who also have significant other health problems, including heart, renal or liver failure, diabetes and vascular disease. These conditions require regular medications to be taken. This can be a problem for people living with addiction and difficult social circumstances affecting compliance, among other issues. Our perspective provides a summary of general pharmacological factors affecting medicine taking in people with addiction problems, to provide a guide for hospital doctors in this setting.