Fixed-dose combination antihypertensives and risk of medication errors.

Frank Moriarty; Kathleen Bennett; Tom Fahey

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Fixed-dose combination antihypertensives and risk of medication errors.

October 3, 2018

Moriarty F, Bennett K, Fahey T. Heart. 2019;105(3):204-209.

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Combination medications are frequently used to improve adherence, but they may also contribute to medication errors. Using pharmacy claims data, researchers found that the prescribing of antihypertensive fixed-dose combination medication was associated with a greater risk of therapeutic duplication.

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