Interactions between medication and food supplements in an ambulatory population aged 50 years and more in Ireland

• In: Posters
• At: Dublin (Ireland) (2013)
• Type: Poster
• By: HENMAN, Martin (Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland)
• Co-author(s): Peklar, J. (Faculty for Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubliana, Slovenia)
  Kos, M. (Faculty for Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubliana, Slovenia)
  Kenny, R.A. (TILDA, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland)
  
• Abstract:

  Background
  
  Despite easy access to various food supplements, little is known about the prevalence of concurrent use and potential interactions with medicines in older people in Ireland.
  
  Aim
  
  To investigate the extent and clinical significance of drug-supplement interactions in the elderly.
  
  Methods
  
  Data was obtained from the first wave of the..

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