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

Varsha ShettyMukta N Chowta Nithyananda Chowta K Ashok K Shenoy Ashwin Kamath Priyanka Kamath

Published in: Journal of aging research (2018)

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.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
human health
adverse drug
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
drug induced
climate change
electronic health record