Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs): Usage and co-prescription with other potentially interacting drugs in elderly: A cross-sectional study

Nuru Abdu; Asmerom Mosazghi; Samuel Teweldemedhin; Luwam Asfaha; Makda Teshale; Mikal Kibreab; Indermeet Singh Anand; Eyasu H. Tesfamariam; Mulugeta Russom

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0238868

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Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs): Usage and co-prescription with other potentially interacting drugs in elderly: A cross-sectional study

Nuru Abdu ,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: pharmacistnuru@gmail.com

Affiliation School of Pharmacy, Asmara College of Health Sciences, Asmara, Eritrea

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2426-4337

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Asmerom Mosazghi,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Pharmacy, Asmara College of Health Sciences, Asmara, Eritrea
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Samuel Teweldemedhin,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Pharmacy, Asmara College of Health Sciences, Asmara, Eritrea
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Luwam Asfaha,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Pharmacy, Asmara College of Health Sciences, Asmara, Eritrea
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Makda Teshale,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Pharmacy, Asmara College of Health Sciences, Asmara, Eritrea
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Mikal Kibreab,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Pharmacy, Asmara College of Health Sciences, Asmara, Eritrea
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Indermeet Singh Anand,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Pharmacy, Asmara College of Health Sciences, Asmara, Eritrea
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Eyasu H. Tesfamariam,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Statistics, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Unit, College of Science, Eritrean Institute of Technology, Mai Nefhi, Eritrea
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Mulugeta Russom

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Eritrean Pharmacovigilance Center, National Medicines and Food Administration, Asmara, Eritrea

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1939-5842

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Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs): Usage and co-prescription with other potentially interacting drugs in elderly: A cross-sectional study

Nuru Abdu,
Asmerom Mosazghi,
Samuel Teweldemedhin,
Luwam Asfaha,
Makda Teshale,
Mikal Kibreab,
Indermeet Singh Anand,
Eyasu H. Tesfamariam,
Mulugeta Russom

Published: October 9, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238868

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