Challenges in management of drug interactions

Module summary

Prescribing experts Professor Tony Avery and Dr Reya Shah discuss five key challenges in the management of potential drug interactions when prescribing in general practice.

Learning objectives

This module will support your knowledge of drug interactions and how to manage them, in particular with regard to:

• The most useful resources and alerts for drug interactions, and how to best use them in practice
• How to navigate antibiotic prescribing in patients on methotrexate
• The risks associated with NSAIDs in patients on oral anticoagulants
• How the rise in polypharmacy is increasing the likelihood of drug interactions, including some lesser known examples
• Over-the-counter drugs, foods and supplements with potential to interact with prescribed medicines

Authors: Dr Tony Avery is a GP and Professor of Primary Health Care at the University of Nottingham, and Dr Reya Shah is Specialty Registrar in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London

Date published: 12.09.24