title: Clinical implications of drugs taken by our patients.
abstract: An awareness of the various medications commonly prescribed for patients to self-administer will assist clinicians to anticipate the most commonly encountered medical diagnoses; will give clues to a patient's physical and emotional ability to undergo and respond to dental care; will alert clinicians to potential drug-drug and drug-disease interactions, and to the presence of drug-induced illness; and provide invaluable information that will help the clinician identify high-risk patients who may experience a life-threatening medical emergency while in the dental office.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnosis, Case Western Reserve University School of Dentistry, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pyle
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Faddoul
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Terezhalmy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004358:Drug Therapy; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005260:Female; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012646:Self Administration; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D013963:Thyroid Hormones