Research Article

Retrospective analysis of possible drug interactions in prescriptions written by branch and emergency physicians

Volume: 2 Number: 3 December 5, 2020
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Retrospective analysis of possible drug interactions in prescriptions written by branch and emergency physicians

Abstract

Objectives: Drug-drug interactions may occur when more than one drug is taken by the same patient. These interactions can result in increasing, decreasing or preventing the effectiveness of drugs. In this study, prescriptions given by branch and emergency physicians were examined in terms of possible drug interactions. Material and Methods: Patients over 65 years of age who received a prescription from both the emergency department and the internal medicine or cardiology outpatient clinic were screened over a period of six months from July to December 2019. For the selected patients, information on the name and number of drugs prescribed, age, and gender were recorded. Then, the interactions between the drugs included in the prescriptions were investigated using Drug Interaction Checker-Medscape software. Results: The study included 93 patients (57% females), with a mean age of 73.5 years. A total of eleven serious interactions, with the highest number belonging to the interaction of aspirin-ramipril were observed in the prescriptions given by branch physicians. Comparing the prescriptions of the branch and emergency physicians, 33 serious interactions, mostly that of ibuprofen-aspirin, were detected. Among the prescriptions of branch physicians, the majority of interactions were observed between aspirin and B blockers. For the emergency physicians, the highest number of interactions were seen in NSAID-NSAIDs. In the comparison of the prescriptions of the branch and emergency physicians, the highest number of interactions was 28, observed between NSAID and beta-blockers. Conclusion: Emergency physicians should take a detailed history of elderly patients, especially concerning their regularly renewed prescriptions when prescribing NSAID-group drugs.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Emergency Medicine

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 5, 2020

Submission Date

June 8, 2020

Acceptance Date

November 11, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 2 Number: 3

APA
Turgut, K., Gür, A., Kama, A. K., Turtay, M. G., & Oğuztürk, H. (2020). Retrospective analysis of possible drug interactions in prescriptions written by branch and emergency physicians. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology, 2(3), 53-56. https://izlik.org/JA44WN98TL
AMA
1.Turgut K, Gür A, Kama AK, Turtay MG, Oğuztürk H. Retrospective analysis of possible drug interactions in prescriptions written by branch and emergency physicians. Eurasian J Tox. 2020;2(3):53-56. https://izlik.org/JA44WN98TL
Chicago
Turgut, Kasım, Ali Gür, Abdullah Keyfo Kama, Mehmet Gökhan Turtay, and Hakan Oğuztürk. 2020. “Retrospective Analysis of Possible Drug Interactions in Prescriptions Written by Branch and Emergency Physicians”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 2 (3): 53-56. https://izlik.org/JA44WN98TL.
EndNote
Turgut K, Gür A, Kama AK, Turtay MG, Oğuztürk H (December 1, 2020) Retrospective analysis of possible drug interactions in prescriptions written by branch and emergency physicians. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 2 3 53–56.
IEEE
[1]K. Turgut, A. Gür, A. K. Kama, M. G. Turtay, and H. Oğuztürk, “Retrospective analysis of possible drug interactions in prescriptions written by branch and emergency physicians”, Eurasian J Tox, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 53–56, Dec. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA44WN98TL
ISNAD
Turgut, Kasım - Gür, Ali - Kama, Abdullah Keyfo - Turtay, Mehmet Gökhan - Oğuztürk, Hakan. “Retrospective Analysis of Possible Drug Interactions in Prescriptions Written by Branch and Emergency Physicians”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 2/3 (December 1, 2020): 53-56. https://izlik.org/JA44WN98TL.
JAMA
1.Turgut K, Gür A, Kama AK, Turtay MG, Oğuztürk H. Retrospective analysis of possible drug interactions in prescriptions written by branch and emergency physicians. Eurasian J Tox. 2020;2:53–56.
MLA
Turgut, Kasım, et al. “Retrospective Analysis of Possible Drug Interactions in Prescriptions Written by Branch and Emergency Physicians”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology, vol. 2, no. 3, Dec. 2020, pp. 53-56, https://izlik.org/JA44WN98TL.
Vancouver
1.Kasım Turgut, Ali Gür, Abdullah Keyfo Kama, Mehmet Gökhan Turtay, Hakan Oğuztürk. Retrospective analysis of possible drug interactions in prescriptions written by branch and emergency physicians. Eurasian J Tox [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 1;2(3):53-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA44WN98TL