UA pharmacy research shows prescribers miss potentially dangerous drug pairs
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 14:42
in Health & Medicine
Tucson, Ariz. -- 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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