Open AccessPattern of systemic antibiotic use and potential drug interactions: evaluations through a point prevalence study in Ankara University Hospitals
Author(s) -
İrem Akdemir Kalkan,
Güle Çınar,
Aysel Pehlivanlı,
Fatih Ürkmez,
İzel Ezgi Topaloğlu,
Büşra Akyol,
Arzu Onay-Beşi̇kçi̇,
Alpay Azap,
Kemal Osman Memikoğlu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-2004-164
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , drug , meropenem , intensive care medicine , ceftriaxone , emergency medicine , antibiotic resistance , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Most of the hospitalized patients are on a number of drugs for comorbidities and/or to prevent nosocomial infections. This necessitates a careful consideration of drug interactions not only to avoid possible toxicities but also to reach the highest efficiency with drug treatment. We aimed to investigate drug interactions related to systemic antibiotic use and compare three different databases to check for drug interactions while characterizing the main differences between medical and surgical departments.