Potential drug-drug interactions in a medical intensive care unit of a university hospital

GÜLÇEBİ İDRİZ OĞLU M., Kucukibrahimoglu E., Karaalp A., Sarikaya O., Demirkapu M., Onat F., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.46, no.3, pp.812-819, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1504-147
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.812-819
  • Keywords: Patient safety, adverse reaction, therapeutic failure, pharmacovigilance, ELDERLY-PATIENTS, QT INTERVAL, METHYLPREDNISOLONE, EPINEPHRINE, SUPPLEMENTS, DIURETICS, FREQUENCY, RISK
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background/aim: Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) can impact patient safety. Occurrence of clinically important DDIs is higher for intensive care unit (ICU) patients. This observational study aimed to evaluate the potential DDIs in medical ICU patients of a university hospital.