Open AccessEvaluation of Potential Drug - Drug Interactions in General Medicine Ward of Teaching Hospital in Southern India
Author(s) -
Akram Ahmad
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/11264.5608
Subject(s) - polypharmacy , medicine , observational study , medical prescription , univariate analysis , emergency medicine , population study , drug , pharmacist , population , pediatrics , multivariate analysis , family medicine , pharmacy , environmental health , pharmacology
Polypharmacy is considered as one of the major risk factors in precipitation of drug-drug interactions (DDIs). Patient population at high risk include the elderly and patients with co morbidities as they are usually prescribed with more number of drugs. Critical evaluation of such prescriptions by pharmacist could result in identification and reduction of such problems.