Potential Drug Interactions and Duplicate Prescriptions Among Cancer Patients
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Potential drug interactions and duplicate prescriptions among cancer patients.
BACKGROUND Cancer patients receive numerous medications, including antineoplastic agents, drugs for supportive care, and medications for comorbid illnesses. Therefore, they are at risk for drug interactions and duplicate prescribing. METHODS A questionnaire eliciting information on demographics and medications taken in the previous 4 weeks was given to adult outpatients receiving systemic ant...
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عنوان ژورنال: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0027-8874,1460-2105
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djk130