Journal of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine(JPLM)

Department of Public Health and Specialities, Training and Research Unit in Medical, Sciences, Felix Houphouet-Boigny University, Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire

Publications

• Research Article   
  Factors Associated with Drug Interactions in Medical Prescriptions Received in Community Pharmacies in Yaoundé
  Author(s): Donald Ulrich Embogo*
  
  The Prescriptions involving multiple drugs issued by healthcare professionals are frequently at the origin of drug–drug interactions. These interactions represent a major cause of poor adherence, therapeutic failure, or potentially serious adverse events that may compromise the patient's vital prognosis. In Cameroon, drug interactions have been studied on several occasions in hospital settings but only rarely in community pharmacies. This motivated our study, which aimed to analyse the risk factors associated with the potential occurrence of drug interactions in medical prescriptions received in pharmacies within the Efoulan Health District in Yaoundé. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study with prospective data collection was conducted over a 7-month period, from November 2022 to May 2023, in all pharmacies within the Efoulan Heal.. Read More»
  

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