Impact of educational intervention on the pattern and incidence of potential drug-drug interactions in Nepal

Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 242-247

  Bista, Durga ^a   Saha, Archana ^a   Mishra, Pranaya ^b   Palaian, Subish ^b   Shankar, Pathiyil R ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b MANIPAL TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Continuing; Drug Interactions; Education; Inpatients; Nepal

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; ATENOLOL; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DIGOXIN; ENALAPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; GENTAMICIN; ISONIAZID; METFORMIN; OMEPRAZOLE; PHENYTOIN; RANITIDINE; RIFAMPICIN; THEOPHYLLINE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG INTERACTION; EDUCATION; GENDER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPAL; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 73649091478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18863655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1886-36552009000400008     Document Type: Article

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