Warfarin-antibiotic interactions in older adults of an outpatient anticoagulation clinic

American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 352-360

  Ghaswalla, Parinaz K ^a   Harpe, Spencer E ^a   Tassone, Daniel ^b   Slattum, Patricia W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotics; drug interactions; older adults; warfarin

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFALEXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; WARFARIN;

EID: 84870574003     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: 18767761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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