Pharmaceutica Analytica Acta

Hamoudi NM

Publications

• Mini Review
  Does Drug-drug Interactions Attain Enough Attention from Health Care Providers?
  Author(s): Hamoudi NMHamoudi NM
  
  Every year many patients are affected by adverse drug events that result from the complication of drug therapy. Drug-Drug Interactions (DDIs) are an expected subtype of adverse drug events. Most potential DDIs are preventable, but it remains a significant problem to patients and the health care system. Among the risk factors associated to DDIs include older age, comorbidities, polypharmacy and hospital stay for long time. DDIs are a considerable clinical problem in the hospitalized cardiac patients, cancer patients, hypertensive patients, and patients with immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. Best management of DDIs involves the assessment of the interaction; decision to prescribe, dispense, or manage the interacting combination; follow-up monitoring and suitable patient counseling. Different studies were performed to detect and avoid DDIs. Different st.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2153-2435.1000598

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