Tag: Drug Interactions
Drug-Drug Interactions Seen in 21.4 Percent of Children With Meds Exposure
Adverse physiologic effect exposure rate highest for increased drug concentrations, CNS depression, QT interval prolongation
Drug Interaction Checkers Could Have Caught Adverse Events
More than three-quarters of COVID-19-associated drug-drug interactions could have been identified
Many Psychiatric Patients Are Getting Risky Drug Gabapentin ‘Off-Label’
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Nov. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Most prescriptions for the medication gabapentin are for unapproved uses -- and many...
Actionable Drug-Gene Interactions Common in U.K. Primary Care
Actionable drug-gene interactions identified in 19.1 to 21.1 percent of all new prescriptions for 56 drugs
Antibiotics May Reduce Efficacy of Hormonal Contraceptives
Unintended pregnancies seven times more commonly reported with antibiotics than control medicines
Many Patients Take OTC Meds That May Interact With Apixaban
Less knowledge about OTC products with potentially serious interactions linked to increased use
Risk of OD Highest for First Days of Opioid + Benzodiazepine Use
Five-fold increased risk of opioid-related overdose during first 90 days of concurrent use
Many Seniors Have Not Discussed Avoiding Drug Interactions
69 percent of patients see multiple doctors, 21 percent use multiple pharmacies, complicating issue
Valproic Acid Plasma Levels Down With Concomitant Meropenem
Concomitant use of meropenem linked to decrease in VPA plasma level, regardless of MEPM dose
Data From Clinical Registries Can ID Novel Drug Interactions
Drug groups with known interactions rediscovered, new drug groups ID'd in warfarin-treated patients
