Potency of Drugs Interaction among Geriatric Patients Prescribing: Retrospective Study in Pharmacies in Bandung
Journal Title: Indonesian Journal of Clinical Pharmacy - Year 2012, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Geriatric age is an age group that vulnerable to the problems which associated with drug use, one of them is the incidence of drug-drug interactions. This research, conducted to determine potential drug-drug interactions. Data processed through www.drugs.comdatabase. This evaluation explain the prevalence and classify types of potential interactions based on the level of interactions and medical specialities. Based on the total of 29.839 prescriptions from seven pharmacies in the Bandung city obtained 334 prescription sheet of geriatrics (1.12%) and from that geriatric prescriptions, there are 4 prescriptions sheets (1.20 %) that contain 1 R/, which means that in this prescriptions is do not have any potential for interaction. The number of R/ on prescription sheets which contain more than 1 R / is 1.136 with an average number of R/ on each sheet prescriptions is 3.40. Total of 131 (39.22%) sheets of prescriptions contain potential drug-drug interaction. Total potential interactions that occur are 210 interactions. The moderate interaction potential is 187 (89.05%), while severe as much as 23 (10.95%). The incidence of moderate and severe potential interaction in the group of medical specialities are 85.50% interactions in general practitioners, 8.40% in internist, 2.30% in cardiologist, 2.30% in ENT, 0.76% in neurologists and 0.76% in dentist.
Authors and Affiliations
Nurul Annisa, Rizky Abdulah
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