Detection of Drug Interaction in GICU (General Intensive Care Unit) at One Hospital in Bandung
Abstract: ICU defined as an
intensive monitoring place and life support activities as well as definite
therapy in life-threatens disease patients. In this Unit, patients generally
receive treatment from various doctors that a patient can receive a variety of
drugsfrom different doctors (polypharmacy). This unit also has higher frequency
of drug demand than the other units in the hospital so the potential or actual
drug interactions can occur. This study begins with a retrospective pilot study
in ICU, concurrent studies in GICU (General Intensive Care Unit), data analysis
and conclusions. Detection of drug interactions concurrently on 185 patients
obtained 78 drug interactions that consists of 46 (58.97%) pharmacodynamic
interactions and 27 (34.61%) pharmacokinetic interactions.
Keywords: General Intensive
Care Unit, concurrent study, drug interaction
Penulis: Pratiwi Wikaningtyas,
Lia Amalia, Hartini S
Kode Jurnal: jpfarmasidd110213