Potential interactions between drugs taken by emergency department patients of an Australian hospital

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 266-270

  Hassan, Fariza Abu ^a   Taylor, David McD ^a   Leow, Fiona H P ^a   Doolan, Gabrielle ^a   Knott, Jonathan C ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALLOPURINOL; AMIODARONE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ESOMEPRAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; FUROSEMIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; IBUPROFEN; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; OPIATE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PERINDOPRIL; POTASSIUM; RAMIPRIL; SOTALOL; SPIRONOLACTONE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG POTENTIATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; RASH; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 33846483720     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2006.tb00627.x     Document Type: Article

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