interações
Palavras-chave: Centro de Tratamento Intensivo, Interações medicamentosas, Análise de prescrições, Farmácia Clínica.
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to characterize potential drug interactions in patients hospitalized in an ICU of a private hospital in Belo Horizonte, in the period January 2010 to June 2010. The sample comprised 60 patients and 60 pharmacotherapies evaluated, each pharmacotherapy of a patient. Of these, 47 (78.3%) had at least one potential drug interaction, and 13 (21.7%) did not show these drug interactions. It was observed that the number of prescribed medications ranged from 5 to 18, with a mean = 12.3