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Title: Prevalence and recognition of highly significant medication-smoking cessation interactions in a smoke-free hospital.
Austin Authors: Chui, Chang Yue;Taylor, Simone E ;Thomas, Dennis;George, Johnson
Affiliation: Pharmacy Department, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, the Netherlands; Pharmacy Department, Haaglanden Medisch Centrum, Lijnbaan 32, 2512 VA Den Haag, the Netherlands
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, 22-32 King St, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia
Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
Issue Date: 25-Apr-2019
Date: 2019-04-25
Publication information: Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2019; 200: 78-81
Abstract: Some medications are more rapidly metabolized by smokers; upon smoking cessation, medication metabolism may be significantly reduced, resulting in medication-related adverse events. Clozapine, olanzapine and theophylline have been deemed to have potentially highly significant interactions with smoking cessation, which could lead to seizures, extrapyramidal effects and tachycardia, respectively. This study examined the period prevalence and characteristics of patients at risk of highly significant medication-smoking cessation interactions when admitted to a smoke-free hospital. A retrospective cross-sectional study was undertaken in an Australian tertiary-referral hospital with a well-established electronic prescribing system. Smokers prescribed clozapine, olanzapine or theophylline prior to and during a hospital admission in 2015 were included. Length of hospital stay, daily doses, and recognition of the potential interaction by treating clinicians were determined from medical records. The period prevalence of patients at risk of a potentially highly significant medication-smoking cessation interaction was 23/48 (48%), 66/256 (26%) and 1/16 (6%) amongst smokers prescribed clozapine, olanzapine or theophylline, respectively. These interactions were poorly recognized by healthcare professionals during the admission. Up to one in two patients receiving medications that have potentially highly significant interactions with smoking cessation may be experiencing clinically significant potential interactions. Such interactions, however, were commonly overlooked by hospital staff. Interventions to improve awareness of this issue are warranted.
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/20858
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.03.006
ORCID: 0000-0002-0592-518X
Journal: Drug and Alcohol Dependence
PubMed URL: 31108404
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Drug interaction
Hospitalization
Smoking
Smoking cessation
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