Potential drug-drug interactions among prescriptions for elderly patients in primary health care

Goren Z., Demirkapu M. J. , Akpinar Acet G., Cali S., Gulcebi Idriz Oglu M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.47, no.1, pp.47-54, 2017 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1509-89
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.47-54

Abstract

Background/aim: Elderly patients are at high risk from drug-drug interactions (DDIs). This study evaluates the potential DDIs in Turkish elderly patients at a primary health care outpatient clinic.