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Potential drug–drug interactions among elderly patients admitted to medical ward of Ayder Referral Hospital, Northern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

BACKGROUND: The elderly are considered as special population, as they differ from younger adults in terms of comorbidity, polypharmacy, pharmacokinetics, vulnerability to drug–drug interactions and adverse drug reactions. Despite the fact that the elderly patients are at high risk of having drug int...

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Autores principales: Teka, Fantaye, Teklay, Gebrehiwot, Ayalew, Eskindeir, Teshome, Terefe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5009535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27585436
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-2238-5