A pharmacoepidemiologic study of drug interactions in a Brazilian teaching hospital

Clinics

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 515-520

  Cruciol Souza, Joice Mara ^a   Thomson, João Carlos ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Drug utilization; Drug drug interactions; Pharmacovigilance; Prescriptions; Teaching hospital

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CHILD; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SOFTWARE;

EID: 33845910453     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322006000600005     Document Type: Article

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