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Comparative Study
. 2011 Dec 15;75(10):199.
doi: 10.5688/ajpe7510199.

Healthcare professional students' knowledge of drug-drug interactions

Amanda R Harrington  1 , Terri L Warholak, Lisa E Hines, Ann M Taylor, Duane Sherrill, Daniel C Malone
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Comparative Study

Healthcare professional students' knowledge of drug-drug interactions

Amanda R Harrington et al. Am J Pharm Educ. .

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate changes in medical, pharmacy, and nurse practitioner students' drug-drug interaction (DDI) knowledge after attending an educational program.

Design: A DDI knowledge assessment containing 15 different drug pairs was administered to participants before and after a 45-minute educational session.

Evaluation: Pharmacy, medical, and nursing students scored significantly higher on the posttest assessment for DDI recognition (median change 3, 9, and 8, respectively) and management strategy (median change 5, 9, 8, respectively), indicating a significant improvement in DDI knowledge as a result of the educational session. Pharmacy students scored significantly higher on the pretest; however, no difference was observed between the students' posttest scores. Posttest scores for all student groups were significantly greater than their respective pretest scores (p < 0.001).

Conclusions: Significant improvement in healthcare professional students' DDI knowledge was observed following participation in the educational session.

Keywords: drug interaction knowledge; drug-drug interaction; medical education; nurse practitioner education; pharmacy education.

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