Polypharmacy and the occurrence of potential drug-drug interactions among geriatric patients at the outpatient pharmacy department of a regional hospital in Durban, South Africa
Background Polypharmacy is the administration of an excessive number of medicines and a significant irrational medicine use practice. Little is known about this practice in South Africa. This study aimed to determine the level of polypharmacy and potential drug-drug interactions amongst the geriatri...
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Main Authors: | Adetola Olaniyi Bojuwoye (Author), Fatima Suleman (Author), Velisha Ann Perumal-Pillay (Author) |
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Taylor & Francis Group,
2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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