DRUG INTERACTION ANALYSIS IN HOSPITALIZED AND OUTPATIENT CARE OF ASTHMA PATIENT IN ADI HUSADA UNDAAN WETAN HOSPITAL, SURABAYA, INDONESIA

摘要: Asthma is a world wide chronic disease with an estimated 300 million affected individual. The medications for asthma therapy consist of several drugs, causing patients susceptible to polypharmacy as result frequent use multiple drugs simultaneously. This occur appear great concern drug interactions known be related adverse reactions and hospitalization, therefore study analyze the possibility in needed. consisted two designs. There were retrospective design hospitalized patient data 2 years which all population taken sample; cross-sectional outpatient care using purposive sampling methods collect sample 3 months. Drug recorded evaluated DIPS (Drug Interaction Probability Scale) determine causation interaction. Patients involved this 60 22 outpatients. total numbers occured 6 actual cases 39 potential cases. Those include 60% 13.6% outpatient. outcomes from observation showed that interaction occurred mostly caused by medication although it’s not harmful. Pharmacist’s role needed monitoring minimize prevent interactions. Polypharmacy represent health hazards patient.