Prevalence of potentially hazardous drug interactions amongst Australian veterans.

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Elizabeth E RougheadAndrew L Gilbert

Abstract

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT * Up to 21% of adverse drug event related hospital admissions are due to drug interactions. Clinical significance of drug interactions varies. * Studies which only identified drug interactions of potentially major clinical significance found lower prevalence, of between 2 and 16%. * Prevalence of drug interactions defined 'potentially hazardous' has had limited study, with no publications identified for the Australian population. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS * In the study population of 287 074, 1.5% of subjects were dispensed potentially hazardous interacting drug pairs. * However, limited to populations on specific medicines, it was found that for patients dispensed verapamil, methotrexate, amiodarone, lithium, warfarin, cyclosporin and itraconazole, potentially hazardous interactions occurred at a rate greater than 5%. * These patients should be the focus of medication review programmes to avoid potentially serious adverse drug events. BACKGROUND Up to 21% of adverse drug event-related hospital admissions are due to drug interactions. Clinical significance of drug interactions varies, and drug interactions defined 'potentially hazardous' are more likely to contribute to morbidity and mortalit...Continue Reading

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