Drug Interactions

Reported Risky Alcohol Use Among US Adults Prescribed 3 Classes of Chronic Alcohol–Interactive Medications

Author/s: 
Bernstein, Eden Y., Baggett, Travis P., Anderson, timothy S.

Alcohol-interactive medications pose increased risk of adverse events and death when used with alcohol.1 To our knowledge, the most recent study of alcohol use and alcohol-interactive medications included data through 2010.1 Mortality rates from alcohol and such medications have since increased.2,3 Therefore, we assessed contemporary patterns of risky alcohol use among adults taking high-risk alcohol-interactive medications.

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