Potential drug interactions in drug therapy prescribed for older adults at hospital discharge: cross-sectional study.

CONCLUSION: The frequency of potential drug interactions in drug therapy prescribed at discharge for these older adults was high. Polypharmacy, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism and chronic kidney disease were positively associated with occurrences of drug interactions, while hospitalization in geriatric units showed an inverse association. PMID: 31691770 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31691770?dopt=Abstract

Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal - November 8, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Dias BM, Santos FSD, Reis AMM Tags: Sao Paulo Med J Source Type: research