Research Article: The Prevalence and Severity of Potential Drug–Drug Interactions in Internal Medicine Ward at Soba Teaching Hospital

Abstract:
Patient safety is considered one of the most important principles of health care According to studies, % of the annual worldwide receivers of health care suffer from adverse events, either from medication or surgical errors. An adverse drug event (ADE) is defined as the physical or mental harm or even loss of function that could arise from the use of medications. There are many identified causes of ADE, but the most common cause of them is drug interactions. International reports showed that around % of the adverse drug event-related hospital admissions were results of drug interactions. A drug interaction happens when the patient’s response to a drug is changed by nutritional supplements, environmental factors, formulation excipients, food, other drugs, or disease.

Introduction:
Patient safety is considered one of the most important principles of health care According to studies, % of the annual worldwide receivers of health care suffer from adverse events, either from medication or surgical errors. An adverse drug event (ADE) is defined as the physical or mental harm or even loss of function that could arise from the use of medications. There are many identified causes of ADE, but the most common cause of them is drug interactions. International reports showed that around % of the…

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