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The Burden of Polypharmacy and Pattern of Co-morbidities among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Tertiary Care Hospital

Author(s) B.V. Ramana, K. SUPRAJA, K.BHAVANI, K.LAKSHMI CHARITHA, M.PRIYANKA
Country India
Abstract AIM
To determine the prevalence of poly-pharmacy and pattern of associated drug- drug interactions among CKD patients.

OBJECTIVE
To assess the various classes of drugs prescribed among CKD patients. To assess the drug – drug interactions. To assess the prevalence of poly-pharmacy and the pattern of associated comorbidities among CKD patients.

METHOD
A descriptive prospective study of 6 months duration that was carried out to review the medical case records of adult CKD patients attending GGH tertiary care hospital.

CONCLUSION
The prevalence of polypharmacy is predominantly high among CKD patients. The burden of polypharmacy and the pattern of associated comorbidities can result in increase in the risk of drug related problems such as drug-drug interactions, the need is to minimize the number of prescribed medications for CKD patients in order to reduce the morbidity, mortality and length of the hospital stay.
Keywords Chronic Kidney Disease, Urinary Tract Infection, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Field Medical / Pharmacy
Published In Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023
Published On 2023-07-08
Cite This The Burden of Polypharmacy and Pattern of Co-morbidities among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Tertiary Care Hospital - B.V. Ramana, K. SUPRAJA, K.BHAVANI, K.LAKSHMI CHARITHA, M.PRIYANKA - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.4257
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.4257
Short DOI https://doi.org/gsfxnq
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