Potential drug-drug interactions in the medication of medical patients at hospital discharge

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 773-778

  Egger, Sabin S ^a   Drewe, Jürgen ^b   Schlienger, Raymond G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Drug drug interactions; Drug related problems

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALLOPURINOL; AMIODARONE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; HEPARIN; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LITHIUM; METOPROLOL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHENPROCOUMON; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT; TESTOSTERONE; TRAMADOL; TRIMIPRAMINE; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFUSION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INFECTION; METABOLIC DISORDER; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; NEOPLASM; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEIZURE; THIRST; TREMOR; VOMITING;

EID: 12444318725     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-002-0557-z     Document Type: Article

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