Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety
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Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf · Oct 2002
The nature and frequency of potential warfarin drug interactions that increase the risk of bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation.
To determine the frequency with which atrial fibrillation (AF) patients receiving warfarin are prescribed interacting drugs that could increase bleeding risks. ⋯ AF patients discharged on warfarin were frequently prescribed concomitant medications that increase bleeding risks. These patients should be closely monitored and counseled to watch for signs of bleeding.
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Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf · Oct 2002
Comparative StudyAnalgesic use for postoperative pain: differences arise when comparing departments of surgery.
The goal of the study is to analyse whether the analgesic therapy of postoperative pain during the first 2 days after surgery differs among the different surgical departments. ⋯ The treatment of postoperative pain differs among the surgical departments, especially regarding analgesic schedules and completeness of analgesic orders. Analgesic therapy may often be based more on customary habits than on the patients' pain intensity.