title: Practical aspects of drug interactions in the pharmacotherapy in otolaryngology, or the seven cardinal sins of pharmacological treatment in otolaryngological practice.
abstract: Drug interactions are a growing problem in the practice of otolaryngology. The use of drugs in patients treated with polypharmacy generates the risk of adverse drug interactions which requires specialized knowledge and active prevention. The most common interactions encountered by ENT physicians are identified on the basis of the analysis of medical order sheets and discussed in the article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Chair of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine of the Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków; University Centre for the Monitoring and Study of Adverse Drug Reactions in Kraków; Interdisciplinary Intensive Therapy Clinic, Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków.
authors.forename: Jarosław
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woroń
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine of the Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lorkowska-Zawicka
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Intensive Therapy Clinic, Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków.
authors.forename: Elżbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dobrowolska
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Intensive Therapy Clinic, Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Serednicki
mesh_terms: D004347:Drug Interactions; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000592:standards; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019338:Polypharmacy