Monday, July 13, 2009

Research Shows Prescribers Miss Possibly Dangerous Drug Interactions

Research Shows Prescribers Miss Possibly Dangerous Drug Interactions 
http://www.pharmacy.arizona.edu/media/uViewPressRelease.php?releaseID=46
 
"Research led by The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy has found that medication prescribers correctly identified fewer than half of drug pairs with potentially dangerous drug-drug interactions. These findings raise concern because of the high number of drugs Americans take: an average of 2.3 medications is prescribed during each physician office visit."
 

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