title: Patient-oriented strategies for the prevention of drug interactions.
abstract: Drug interactions are a common and serious problem arising from polypharmacy. Strategies to reduce the likelihood of the co-prescription of hazardous drug combinations are likely to enhance the quality of care provided for patients requiring polypharmacotherapy. Drugs for which patient-oriented information strategies may decrease the likelihood of drug interactions tend to be those of low therapeutic index. and have interaction potential with other drugs commonly prescribed or available without prescription.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. saldecp@rgh.sa.gov.au
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Alderman
mesh_terms: D004347:Drug Interactions; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D019338:Polypharmacy; D014116:Toxicology
chemical_list: D004366:Nonprescription Drugs