Evaluation of Potential Drug - Drug Interactions in General Medicine Ward of Teaching Hospital in Southern India | Zendy

Akram Ahmad | Zendy; Muhammad Umair Khan | Zendy; Irfanul Haque | Zendy; Rahul Ivan | Zendy; Ram Dasari | Zendy; Megha Revanker | Zendy; A. Pravina | Zendy; Sheetal Kuriakose | Zendy

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Evaluation of Potential Drug - Drug Interactions in General Medicine Ward of Teaching Hospital in Southern India

Author(s) -

Akram Ahmad,

Muhammad Umair Khan,

Irfanul Haque,

Rahul Ivan,

Ram Dasari,

Megha Revanker,

A. Pravina,

Sheetal Kuriakose

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.

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