Evaluation of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions with Medications Prescribed to Geriatric Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Conclusion: A significant number of potential drug-drug interactions were seen in the prescriptions of elderly patients. Increasing age and polypharmacy were identified as the predictors of potential drug interactions. PMID: 30402286 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30402286?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Aging Research - November 9, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Tags: J Aging Res Source Type: research

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