Open AccessHigh risk of drug–drug interactions among hospitalized patients with kidney diseases at a nigerian teaching hospital:A call for action
Author(s) -
Abdulwasiu Adeniyi Busari,
Ibrahim Adekunle Oreagba,
Kazeem Adeola Oshikoya,
Mary O. Kayode,
SO Olayemi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/nmj.nmj_2_19
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , kidney disease , observational study , drug , pill , prospective cohort study , dosing , disease , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , pharmacology
Potential drug-drug interactions (DDIs) are increasingly common in clinical practice, especially among individuals with chronic conditions, such as chronic kidney dysfunction. However, data relating to DDIs among chronically ill patients are limited in Nigeria. We, therefore, investigated the prevalence and pattern of DDIs among patients with kidney diseases on admission at a tertiary hospital in Lagos, Nigeria.