Frequency of potential interactions between drugs in medical prescriptions in a city in southern Brazil

Frequency of potential interactions between drugs in medical prescriptions in a city in southern Brazil

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Drug interactions form part of current clinical practice and they affect between 3 and 5% of polypharmacy patients. The aim of this study was to identify the frequency of potential drug-drug interactions in prescriptions for adult and elderly patients. TYPE OF STUDY AND SETTIN...

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Main Authors: Genici Weyh Bleich, Ariana Bleich, Priscila Chiamulera, Andréia Cristina Conegero Sanches, Deborah Sandra Leal Guimarães Schneider, Jorge Juarez Vieira Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Drug interactions
Pharmacoepidemiology
Prescriptions, drug
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