Prevalence of potential drug-drug interactions in outpatients of a general hospital in China: a retrospective investigation.

ABSTRACT: Background Potential drug-drug interactions are important factors resulting in adverse drug reactions or therapeutic failure. Therefore, potential drug-drug interactions need to be identified to prevent the related risk and improve drug safety. Objective This study was designed to determine the prevalence of potential drug-drug interactions and investigate the association of potential drug-drug interactions with characteristics in outpatient prescriptions. Setting A large-scale general university hospital in Jinshan District of Shanghai, China. Method The retrospective study was conducted on data obtained from prescriptions containing two or more drugs, written for outpatients older than 18 years. They were screened for potential drug-drug interactions using Lexi-Interact in UpToDate, Stoc

SUBMITTER: Ren W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7476976 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature