Prevalence of potentially serious drug-drug interactions among South African elderly private health sector patients using the Mimica Matanović/Vlahović-Palčevski protocol.

Julandi A van HeerdenJohanita Riétte BurgerJan J GerberVera Vlahović-Palčevski

Published in: The International journal of pharmacy practice (2017)

Our study is the first to report the prevalence of potentially serious DDIs among an elderly population in the South African private health sector utilising the Mimica Matanović/Vlahović-Palčevski DDI protocol. Overall, we identified DDIs in approximately 26% of the prescriptions in our study. Age and gender were not found to be predictors of potentially serious DDIs.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
mental health
end stage renal disease
risk factors
health insurance
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
middle aged
health information
chronic kidney disease
emergency department
risk assessment
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
drug induced