Predictors of potential clinically harmful drug–drug interactions at the medical wards in the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City

Autor: Oseremen Godstime Oriaifo, Abimbola Olubukunola Opadeyi, Tracy Oseremen Oriaifo, Ambrose Ohumagho Isah
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Clinical and Translational Science, Vol 17, Iss 4, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1752-8062
1752-8054
DOI: 10.1111/cts.13790
Popis: Abstract Drug–drug interactions are preventable causes of adverse events. Different factors have been recognized as important predictors of drug–drug interactions but few studies have addressed these predictors in patients admitted into medical wards of a tertiary hospital in Nigeria hence this study. This was a retrospective study conducted using case records of patients admitted into the medical wards between January 1 and December 31, 2020. Patients were selected using a systematic random sampling method. Socio‐demographic details including age, gender, number of comorbidities, and number of medications prescribed and diagnosis were collected on days 1, 3, and at discharge. Potential drug–drug interactions were checked using Lexi‐interact® software. Analysis was set at p
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