Polypharmacy and the role of Primary Health Care: An interesting case of drug-induced hepatitis

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作者：

Tsimtsiou, Z. ^{[1
]}

Kiparoglou, R. ^{[1
]}

Asimakopoulos, A. ^{[1
]}

Efthymiadou, E. ^{[1
]}

Dantsi, F. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Evosmos Urban Hlth Ctr, Thessaloniki, Greece

来源：

ARCHIVES OF HELLENIC MEDICINE | 2012年 / 29卷 / 06期

关键词：

Drug-induced hepatitis; Polypharmacy; Primary Health Care;

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中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Older patients have increased frailty and a higher prevalence of chronic diseases, leading to a potential increase in medication use and consequently in drug-related problems. The case is presented of a 71 year-old female who was taking 11 different drugs for 6 chronic diseases, for which she was sending her relatives to have prescriptions written, with no regular monitoring by a general practitioner. A regular checkup requested by the physician who was asked to prescribe her drugs revealed drug-induced hepatitis. In this context, the major role played by general practitioners in reducing medication errors and increasing patient safety is discussed.

引用

页码：731 / 733

页数：3

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