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| Haq,Inamul; Ismail,Mohammad; Khan,Fahadullah; Khan,Qasim; Ali,Zahid; Noor,Sidra. |
| Hospitalized patients with left ventricular failure (LVF) are at high risk for potential drug-drug interactions (pDDIs) and its related adverse effects owing to multiple risk factors such as old age, comorbidities and polypharmacy. This cross-sectional study conducted in two tertiary care hospitals aim to identify frequency, levels and predictors of pDDIs in LVF patients. Data about patients’ demographic, hospital stay, medication therapy, sign/symptoms and laboratory test results were collected for 385 patients with LVF. Micromedex Drug-Reax® was used to screen patients’ medication profiles for pDDIs. Overall prevalence and severity-wise prevalence of pDDIs were identified. Chi-square test was performed for comparative analysis of various variables.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Left ventricular failure; Heart diseases; Potential drug-drug interactions; Drug interactions; Patients safety; Rational drug use. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502020000100589 |
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