INCIDENCE OF POLYPHARMACY INDUCED DRUG INTERACTION IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
AbstractDrug interaction represents a major problem in day- to- day practice. The incidence of adverse reactions increases almost exponentially as the number of drugs co prescribed rises, and this is in part due to interaction. Critically ill, chronically ill and elderly patients are particularly at risk of drug interactions due to polypharmacy as well as impaired homeostatic mechanisms. The study was aimed to assess polypharmacy and drug interaction in the prescriptions. The study was carried out by taking 200 prescriptions from different departments of our hospital and assessed the drug interaction through Micromedex and Drugs update. Polypharmacy was assessed using Prescribing indicators in WHO drug use indicators. Polypharmacy was observed in 85% of the prescriptions and drug interaction was observed in 58.5% of the prescriptions.
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2119-2121
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English
IJPSR
Nimmy N. John*, R.H. Udupi and K.M. Binu
Department of Pharmacy Practice, N.E.T. Pharmacy College, Raichur, Karnataka, India
28 March, 2012
07 May, 2012
16 June, 2012
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.3(7).2119-21
01 July, 2012
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