Interactions between drugs in patients with chronic polytherapy
Session
Pharmaceutical and Natural Sciences
Description
Studies carried out in different countries have shown an increase in the occurrence of drug interactions, especially in elderly patients. Physiological changes, alterations in homeostatic regulation and diseases modify pharmacokinetics and drug response in older patients. This presentation gives a reflection on polytherapy and interactions between drugs based on scientific literature. Main objective of topics focuses on analysis and evaluation of interactions between drugs in patients with chronic polytherapy and how much attention is paid by healthcare professionals, especially by doctors and pharmacists. Based on this statistical analysis, the results showed that there was a considerable number of interactions between drugs, so in 100 analysed patients were reported 24 major interactions, 292 moderate, 54 minor, and in 9 patients there was no interactions between drugs that they use. Major interactions are highly clinically significant, those combination of drugs should be avoided and repleaced with other drug.
Keywords:
Polytherapy, drug interactions, major, moderate, minor
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-47-5
First Page
1
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
30-10-2021 12:00 AM
End Date
30-10-2021 12:00 AM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2021.86
Recommended Citation
Ballazhi, Lulzime; Idrizi, Edita Alili; Dauti, Merita; Zajmi, Arlinda Haxhiu; and Lika, Sihana Ameti, "Interactions between drugs in patients with chronic polytherapy" (2021). UBT International Conference. 153.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2021UBTIC/all-events/153
Interactions between drugs in patients with chronic polytherapy
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Studies carried out in different countries have shown an increase in the occurrence of drug interactions, especially in elderly patients. Physiological changes, alterations in homeostatic regulation and diseases modify pharmacokinetics and drug response in older patients. This presentation gives a reflection on polytherapy and interactions between drugs based on scientific literature. Main objective of topics focuses on analysis and evaluation of interactions between drugs in patients with chronic polytherapy and how much attention is paid by healthcare professionals, especially by doctors and pharmacists. Based on this statistical analysis, the results showed that there was a considerable number of interactions between drugs, so in 100 analysed patients were reported 24 major interactions, 292 moderate, 54 minor, and in 9 patients there was no interactions between drugs that they use. Major interactions are highly clinically significant, those combination of drugs should be avoided and repleaced with other drug.