Coordinating Medications for Women With Arrhythmia
Lindsey Valenzuela, PharmD, discusses the importance of preventing drug interactions and improving coordination for women with arrhythmia and chronic disease.
Approach to Medication Management
Pharmacists and care teams should approach medication management in women with arrhythmia and multiple comorbidities to avoid fragmented care, considering the correlation between chronic diseases, such as diabetes, chronic kidney disease, obesity, and COPD, and arrhythmias.
There appears to be a correlation between the existence of chronic disease... and arrhythmias.
Polypharmacy Concerns
Polypharmacy is a significant concern due to potential interactions between antiarrhythmics and medications used to treat other conditions, such as antihypertensives, diabetes medications, and immunosuppressants.
Author's summary: Improving medication coordination for women with arrhythmia.
- Chronic diseases: diabetes, chronic kidney disease, obesity, COPD
- Polypharmacy concerns: antiarrhythmics, antihypertensives, diabetes medications, immunosuppressants