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View article: Drug interactions in patients with alcohol use disorder: results from a real-world study on an addiction-specific ward
Drug interactions in patients with alcohol use disorder: results from a real-world study on an addiction-specific ward Open
Background: The majority of patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) regularly take medication. Alcohol interacts negatively with many commonly prescribed drugs. However, little is known about the characteristics and frequency of potential…
View article: Potentially inappropriate prescriptions of antibiotics in geriatric psychiatry—a retrospective cohort study
Potentially inappropriate prescriptions of antibiotics in geriatric psychiatry—a retrospective cohort study Open
Introduction Older patients are frequently affected by infectious diseases and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) of consecutively prescribed antibiotics. Particularly within geriatric psychiatry, high rates of potentially inappropriate prescri…
View article: Drug safety in older patients with alcohol use disorder: a retrospective cohort study
Drug safety in older patients with alcohol use disorder: a retrospective cohort study Open
Background: Older patients with alcohol use disorder are at particular risk of developing adverse drug reactions due to multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and altered organ function. Objectives: In this study, we investigated the frequency and …
View article: Characteristics of clinical-pharmacological recommendations in psychiatry in Germany
Characteristics of clinical-pharmacological recommendations in psychiatry in Germany Open
Objective Psychiatric patients in general, and elderly psychiatric patients in particular, are at risk of adverse drug reactions due to comorbidities and inappropriate polypharmacy. Interdisciplinary and clinical-pharmacologist-led medicat…
View article: Determinants of severe QTc prolongation in a real-world gerontopsychiatric setting
Determinants of severe QTc prolongation in a real-world gerontopsychiatric setting Open
Introduction QT c prolongation carries the risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmia (Torsades de Pointes) and sudden cardiac death. Psychotropic drugs can affect ventricular repolarization and thus prolong the QT c interval. The present study s…