articleJAMAApr 1, 2003GREEN OA

Drug-Drug Interactions Among Elderly Patients Hospitalized for Drug Toxicity

Sunnybrook Health Science Centre · Health Sciences Centre

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Abstract

Objective

To determine whether elderly patients admitted to hospital with specific drug toxicities were likely to have been prescribed an interacting drug in the week prior to admission.

Design

Three population-based, nested case-control studies.

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764
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Authors

5

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Odds ratio
  • Digoxin
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Internal medicine
  • Population
  • Medical prescription
  • Confidence interval
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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