Potential for drug interactions in hospitalized cancer patients.

Rachel Pimenta Riechelmann; Frederico Moreira; Òren Smaletz; Everardo D Saad

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Potential for drug interactions in hospitalized cancer patients.

September 14, 2005

Riechelmann RP, Moreira F, Smaletz Ò, et al. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2005;56(3).

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This retrospective study found that, in hospitalized cancer patients, length of stay and number of medications were risk factors for potential drug interactions.

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