Potentially Serious Drug Interactions Resulting From the Pretravel Health Encounter

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018 Oct 22;5(11):ofy266. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofy266. eCollection 2018 Nov.

Abstract

Travelers seen for pretravel health encounters are frequently prescribed new travel-related medications, which may interact with their previously prescribed medications. In a cohort of 76 324 travelers seen at 23 US clinics, we found that 2650 (3.5%) travelers were prescribed travel-related medications with potential for serious drug interactions.

Keywords: drug interactions; pretravel health care; travel medicine.