Evaluation of medication use and polypharmacy in postoperative cardiac patients: The clinical pharmacist's imperative in a public institute of Pakistan

• Published in: Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 17 - 23
• Main Authors: Humza, Ahmad Ullah, Hameed, Abdul, Akbar, Muhammad Asad, Ahmed, Imran, Ali, Asif, Bin Yousuf, Jibran
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pakistan Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Cardiac patients; Cross-Sectional Studies; Drug Interactions; Drug therapy; Female; Heart Diseases - surgery; Humans; Male; Methods; Middle Aged; Pakistan; Pharmacists; Pharmacy Service, Hospital; Polypharmacy; Postoperative care; Prevalence; Quality management; Statistics; Pakistan

As a major concern in the healthcare sector, polypharmacy is correlated with an increased risk of potential drug-drug interactions (pDDIs), treatment costs and adverse drug reactions (ADR). To assess the prevalence of polypharmacy and its associated factors among postoperative cardiac patients admit...