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Abstract

Introduction

Objectives

Materials
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Results

Discussion
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Recommandations

 

 

 




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MEAN of DRUGS PRESCRIBED by PATIENTS and WARDS

WARD # PRESCRIPTIONS #

PATIENTS

MEAN DRUGS PRESCRIBED
Internal Medicine 578 161 3.6
Gerontology 152 38 4.0
Psychiatry 127 31 4.1
TOTAL 857 230 3.7

Source: the study

 

PATIENTS WITH POSSIBLE DRUG INTERACTIONS

Ward With drug interactions

Without drug interactions

  n % n %
Internal Medicine 50 31.1 111* 68.9
Gerontology 13 34.2 25** 65.8
Psychiatry 14 45.1 17** 54.9
TOTAL 77 33.4 153 66.6

* 18 patients with only one drug prescribed.

** 1 patient with only one drug prescribed

Source: the study

 

POSSIBLE DRUG INTERACTIONS PER PATIENT

  One Drug Interaction Two Drug

Interactions

Three Drug

Interactions

TOTAL
WARD n % n % n %  
Internal Medicine 30 60 14 28 6 12 50
Gerontology 9 69.2 4 30.8 ---- ---- 13
Psychiatry 10 71.4 4 28.6 ---- ---- 14
TOTAL 49 63.6 22 28.6 6 7.8 77

 

 CLASSIFICATION of DRUG INTERACTIONS by MECHANISM

  Pharmaceutical Pharmacokinetical Pharmacodynamic TOTAL
Ward n % n % n %  
InternalMedicine 5 6.5 27 35.6 44 57.9 76
Gerontology 1 5.8 5 29.5 11 64.7 17
Psychiatry --- ---- 4 22.2 14 77.8 18
TOTAL 6 5.4 36 32.4 69 62.2 111

Source: the study

 

TYPE of POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES of DRUG INTERACTIONS

  FAVORABLE UNFAVORABLE TOTAL
Ward n % n %  
Internal Medicine 13 17.1 63 82.9 76
Gerontology 9 52.9 8 47.1 17
Psychiatry 4 22.2 14 77.8 18
Total 26 23.4 85 76.6 111

 


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