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

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

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Older adults with a range of comorbidities are often prescribed multiple medications, which favors drug interactions. OBJECTIVES: To establish the frequency of potential drug interactions in prescriptions at hospital discharge among older adults and to identify the associate...

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Main Authors: Bianca Menezes Dias, Fabiana Silvestre dos Santos, Adriano Max Moreira Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 2019-10-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Drug interactions
Frail elderly
Patient discharge
Drug therapy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802019000400369&tlng=en

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