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The Burden of Polypharmacy and Pattern of Co-morbidities among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Tertiary Care Hospital
Author(s) | B.V. Ramana, K. SUPRAJA, K.BHAVANI, K.LAKSHMI CHARITHA, M.PRIYANKA |
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Country | India |
Abstract | AIM To determine the prevalence of poly-pharmacy and pattern of associated drug- drug interactions among CKD patients. OBJECTIVE To assess the various classes of drugs prescribed among CKD patients. To assess the drug – drug interactions. To assess the prevalence of poly-pharmacy and the pattern of associated comorbidities among CKD patients. METHOD A descriptive prospective study of 6 months duration that was carried out to review the medical case records of adult CKD patients attending GGH tertiary care hospital. CONCLUSION The prevalence of polypharmacy is predominantly high among CKD patients. The burden of polypharmacy and the pattern of associated comorbidities can result in increase in the risk of drug related problems such as drug-drug interactions, the need is to minimize the number of prescribed medications for CKD patients in order to reduce the morbidity, mortality and length of the hospital stay. |
Keywords | Chronic Kidney Disease, Urinary Tract Infection, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
Field | Medical / Pharmacy |
Published In | Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023 |
Published On | 2023-07-08 |
Cite This | The Burden of Polypharmacy and Pattern of Co-morbidities among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Tertiary Care Hospital - B.V. Ramana, K. SUPRAJA, K.BHAVANI, K.LAKSHMI CHARITHA, M.PRIYANKA - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.4257 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.4257 |
Short DOI | https://doi.org/gsfxnq |
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