Table 5.
Drug interactions classified with significance rating 1 and 2 in the DIF: how they were classified in other compendia
| Vidal (%) | BNF (%) | Micromedex (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIF | NI | CI | A | O | NI | H | NH | NI | Maj | Mod | Min |
| S1 | 25.9 | 26.7 | 17.8 | 29.6 | 17.7 | 77.7 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 66.2 | 24.8 | 0 |
| S2 | 43.9 | 5.0 | 14.6 | 36.5 | 30.0 | 18.3 | 51.7 | 18.5 | 12.1 | 64.6 | 4.8 |
| Total | 38.6 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 34.4 | 26.5 | 35.3 | 38.2 | 14.6 | 29.1 | 53.0 | 3.3 |
NI = not included. CI = contraindication. A = avoid. O = other categories including ‘to take into account’ and ‘precautions’. S = significance rating. Maj = major severity. Mod = moderate severity. Min = minor severity.