Drug-drug interactions in older adults: Which ones matter?

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 61-63

  Hanlon, Joseph T ^a   Schmader, Kenneth E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 MERCAPTOPURINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CIMETIDINE; CITALOPRAM; CYCLOSPORIN; CYTOCHROME P450; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DISOPYRAMIDE; DIURETIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LITHIUM; LIVER ENZYME; METHOTREXATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROCAINAMIDE; QUINIDINE; RANITIDINE; RIFAMPICIN; THEOPHYLLINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; WARFARIN;

AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INFORMATION; EDITORIAL; FALLING; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 23944476797     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1543-5946(05)00030-9     Document Type: Note

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