Prevalence of drug-drug interactions in older people before and after hospital admission: analysis from the OPERAM trial.

Lorene ZerahSéverine HenrardIngeborg WiltingDenis O'MahonyNicolas RodondiOlivia DalleurKieran DaltonWilma KnolManuel HaschkeAnne Spinewine

Published in: BMC geriatrics (2021)

DDIs were very common; their prevalence increased during hospitalization and tended to remain stable thereafter. Medication review may help control this increase and minimize the risk of adverse drug events.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
emergency department
risk factors
electronic health record
drug induced
healthcare
clinical trial
study protocol
phase iii
randomized controlled trial