Identification of Drug Drug Interaction and Modification of Prescriptions in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital.

AIM: The aim of the present study was to Identification of drug drug interaction and modification of prescriptions in hospitalized geriatric patients in a tertiary care teaching hospital. OBJECTIVES: To identification of drug drug interaction of prescriptions in hospitalized geriatric patients. To modify the prescriptions indicating the drug drug interactions in hospitalized geriatric patients in a tertiary care hospital. To determine the drug drug interaction and the association between the number of drugs used per day per patient during hospitalized. CONCLUSION: The incidence of DDIs in hospitalized geriatric patients was substantial. The number of DDIs do not depend only on the number of drugs prescribed, it also depend on the combination of drugs prescribed which has the potential to cause interaction and other factors include the age related changes in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic characteristics of the elderly patient. To reduce DDIs, the number of medications for the geriatric patients should be properly controlled and it is recommended to eliminate all medications without therapeutic benefit, goal or indication. Beside, pharmacist should increase their role in managing medication therapy through collaboration with other health care professionals to prevent and resolve drug drug interaction problem