Analysis of Drug Interactions in the Inpatients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- VernacularTitle:慢性阻塞性肺疾病住院患者药物相互作用调查
- Author:
Liping YUAN
;
Suodi ZHAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
Inpatients;
Drug interaction;
Rational use of drug
- From:
China Pharmacy
2001;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the situation of drug use and occurrence of side effects of drug interactions in the inpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD).METHODS:54 medical charts of the inpatients in the First Affiliated Hospital of Tsinghua University diagnosed as having COPD from Oct.2006 to Feb.2007 were randomly collected for analyses of patients' basic information drug utilization.RESULTS:The COPD patients received more than 8 kinds of drugs simultaneously in more then 20% of their hospital days.Side effects of drug interaction occurred in 70% of them.CONCLUSION:The study shows that the drug use in the COPD inpatients is characterized by excessive drug kinds and high incidences of drug interactions,therefore,it is urgent to take further intervention measures on drug use in COPD inpatients.
