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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2018

Primary Care Provider Counseling Practices about Adverse Drug Reactions and Interactions in Croatia.

Nikola Raguz Lucic, Jelena Jakab, Martina Smolic, Ana-Maria Milas, Tea Omanovic Kolaric, Vjera Nincevic, Kristina Bojanic, Kristina Kralik, Maja Miskulin, George Y Wu and 1 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nikola Raguz LucicFaculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia. nikola.rlucic@gmail.com.
Jelena JakabFaculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia. jelena.jakab@fdmz.hr.
Martina SmolicFaculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia. martina.smolic@mefos.hr.
Ana-Maria MilasFaculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia. milas.anam@gmail.com.
Tea Omanovic KolaricFaculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia. tomanovic@mefos.hr.
Vjera NincevicFaculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia. vnincevic@mefos.hr.
Kristina BojanicFaculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia. bojanic.kristina@gmail.com.
Kristina KralikFaculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia. Kristina.kralik@mefos.hr.ORCID 0000-0002-4481-6365
Maja MiskulinFaculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia. maja.miskulin@mefos.hr.ORCID 0000-0001-7330-3019
George Y WuDivision of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06032, USA. wu@uchc.edu.
Robert SmolicFaculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia. rsmolic@mefos.hr.
University of Osijek · HRUConn Health · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrescribing medications is one of the most common medical decisions that is made by primary care providers (PCPs). In the Republic of Croatia, PCPs hold a key position in prescribing and evaluating the medications that are provided for patients. Accordingly, providing advice for patients regarding the potential adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and drug-drug interactions (DDIs) is frequently the responsibility of the PCPs. The aim of the current study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and counseling practices of PCPs regarding drug interactions and adverse effects.

methodsAfter enrolling 195 PCPs that were selected at random, a survey was conducted while using an anonymous questionnaire that was created based on previously published studies, adjusted in a way that includes the most commonly prescribed medications in Croatia.

resultsOf the 10 questions on knowledge about DDIs and ADRs, the median number of correct responses by PCPs was 5 (interquartile range 4 to 7). More than half of respondents (56%) agreed with the claim that knowledge of drug side effects facilitated their work in family medicine. Almost all of the respondents (92.8%) explained side effects and drug interactions to special groups of patients (pregnant women, elderly patients etc.).

conclusionThe results show a need for additional education in the field of drug prescribing. However, PCPs were aware of the importance of counseling practices about adverse drug reactions and interactions and counseling practices among special patients populations are satisfactory.

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adverse drug reactionsattitudescounselingdrug interactionsprimary care providers

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PMCPMC6162839
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