prescriptions written by general practitioners and medical specialists were studied and compared to determine the type, time of onset and clinical importance of drug-drug interactions (ddis) in an attempt to reduce further complications. in 2007, 28, 956, 638 prescriptions and 15, 610, 912 prescriptions in 2008 were filled by pharmacies affiliated with medical science universities. these prescr...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 drug‑drug interactions (ddis) are one of the commonest causes of medication error in developed countries, particularly in the elderly due to poly‑therapy, with a prevalence of 20‑40%. in particular, poly‑therapy increases the complexity of therapeutic management and thereby the risk of clinically important ddis, wh...

nurses play a functional role in preventing drug related problems. they need to be aware of the dangers of polypharmacy while reviewing patient medications. we studied the nurses' opinion on the diverse effects of polypharmacy in the hospital setting. nurses working in a tertiary care teaching hospital participated in this cross-sectional study, conducted over 3 months, by responding to a self-...

drug interaction may cause sever adverse drug reactions in patients. the high amounts of prescribed medication in hospitalized patients will cause higher incidence of drug interactions. therefore, the study of drug interactions in hospitalized patients seems to be worth. we have, studied drug interaction in internal and surgical units, in kashani hospital in shahrekord. factors included in this...

background: reciprocal drug interactions are among the most common causes of adverse drug reactions. we investigated the incidence and related risk factors associated with mutual drug interactions in relation to prescriptions written in the neurology wards of two major teaching hospitals in shiraz, southern iran. methods: data was collected from hand-written prescriptions on a daily basis. mutu...

Systemic drugs have been used widely in the treatment of many skin diseases. Although dermatologists are familiar with the guidelines of selecting appropriate patients and prescribing systemic drugs, their knowledge about the side effects and significant interactions of systemic drugs used in dermatology is more limited. So a short review on important drug interactions seems to be useful. Some ...