PREDICTING THE RISK OF ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS IN COMBINED PHARMACOTHERAPY: PEDIATRIC ASPECT
The analysis of the combined drug therapy of children undergoing inpatient treatment in a psychiatric hospital has been carried out based on the identification of off-label drug use and risk assessment of potential drug-drug interactions. Case histories of inpatients and lists of prescriptions have been retrospectively studied. Clinically unconfirmed and contraindicated off-label drug use has not been identified. We have found 14 drug combinations that can lead to moderate drug-drug interactions and require monitoring of the patient's clinical condition, as well as one combination that can lead to minor drug-drug interaction. Contraindicated and dangerous combinations of drugs have not been found. The safety of the combined pharmacotherapy from the perspective of clinical pharmacology has been assessed.