A Comprehensive Review: Drug Interactions and Polypharmacy | [Frontiers in Chemical Sciences • 2022]

Author(s):

1. Dua Fatima: Faculty of pharmacy, University of central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

2. Faiza Waseem: Faculty of pharmacy, University of central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

3. Nadia Iqbal: Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, The Women University, Multan, Pakistan

4. Tehseen Riaz: Faculty of pharmacy, University of central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

5. Irfan Bashir: Faculty of pharmacy, University of central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

6. Tooba Mehboob: Faculty of pharmacy, University of central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract:

The aim of our study is to identify the drug interactions due to polypharmacy. A medication interaction happens when the impact of one medication is changed in the presence of other. The effect of interfacing drugs can be controlled securely without causing any harm to the patient through cautious checking and dose change. Polypharmacy is portrayed as "the utilization of various medicines or potentially the combination of a greater number of prescriptions that are clinically prescribed, leading to superfluous medication use. Polypharmacy includes the number of medicines taken by the patient, the provision of at least one wrong medicine, or a combination of both, which can expand the danger for adverse medication occasions, underutilization of drug, and redundancy of medication. Polypharmacy Management is an entire framework approach that upgrades the consideration of multimorbid patients through amplifying advantage while decreasing the dangers of improper polypharmacy. The review and assessment of prescription is an intercession that should be ordinarily performed by clinical drug specialists to improve the drug therapy results, medicine's adverse impact and guaranteed the use of ideal prescription. There should be a proper and strong role and communication of physicians, pharmacists, and patients in society, especially in developing countries. The potential risk factors should be identified, like the interaction of diet with the drug therapy so that adverse reactions can be identified and avoided.

Page(s): 1-9

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Published: Journal: Frontiers in Chemical Sciences, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Year: 2022

Keywords:

drug interaction , Dadar Method , Polymorbidities , Polypharmacy

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