Polypharmacy and high-alert medications in patients with nasally placed feeding tube on admission and at hospital discharge: Multicenter cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Fernanda Raphael Escobar Gimenes (Author), Juliana Santana de Freitas (Author), Janine Koepp (Author), Patrícia Rezende do Prado (Author), Rochele Mosmann Menezes (Author), Jacinthe Leclerc (Author), Adriane Pinto de Medeiros (Author), Thalyta Cardoso Alux Teixeira (Author), Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima de Carvalho (Author), Maria Olívia Barboza Zanetti (Author), Adriana Inocenti Miasso (Author), Jennifer Midiani Gonella (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Polypharmacy and the use of high-alert medications in patients with nasally placed feeding tube (NPFT) increase the risks of drug related problems. Objective: Characterize drugs prescribed to patients with NPFT and compare the rates of polypharmacy and high-alert medication use at admiss...