Journal article
Drug–drug interactions in a cohort of hospitalized elderly patients
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of patients exposed to potentially severe drug-drug interactions (DDIs) at hospital admission and discharge and the related risk of in-hospital mortality and adverse clinical events, readmission, and all-cause mortality at 3 months.
METHODS: This cross-sectional, prospective study was held in 70 Italian internal medicine and geriatric wards. Potentially severe DDIs at hospital admission …
Authors
Pasina L; Djade CD; Nobili A; Tettamanti M; Franchi C; Salerno F; Corrao S; Marengoni A; Iorio A; Marcucci M
Journal
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Vol. 22, No. 10, pp. 1054–1060
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
10 2013
DOI
10.1002/pds.3510
ISSN
1053-8569