Using INTERCheck® to Evaluate the Incidence of Adverse Events and Drug-Drug Interactions in Out- and Inpatients Exposed to Polypharmacy

• Main Authors: Antonio Martocchia (Author), Valerio Spuntarelli (Author), Francesco Aiello (Author), Anna Laura Meccariello (Author), Maria Proietta (Author), Flavia Del Porto (Author), Roberta Di Rosa (Author), Simonetta Salemi (Author), Massimiliano Rocchietti March (Author), Bruno Laganà (Author), Paolo Martelletti (Author), Giorgio Sesti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Polypharmacy exposes patients with comorbidities (particularly elderly patients) to an increased risk of drug-specific adverse events and drug-drug interactions. These adverse events could be avoided with the use of a computerized prescription support system in the primary care s...