Evaluation of potential drug-drug interactions and polypharmacy in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

Background: Drugs that are used in COVID-19 infection, may interact with each other, as well as with the drugs for comorbidities, used concomitantly with COVID-19 treatment.

Objectives: It is quite important to calculate and present the patients' exposure to clinically important potential drug-drug interactions (pDDIs). We aimed to investigate the pDDIs and the burden of polypharmacy in COVID-19.

Comparison of oxidative stress status and quality of life in participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus according to treatment modality.

Background: Oxidative stress triggered by hyperglycemia in diabetic patients leads to macrovascular and microvascular complications, resulting in deterioration in the quality of life.

Aims: This study aimed to compare the oxidative stress status and quality of life in participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus according to treatment modality.

Patients And Methods: Ninety type 2 diabetes mellitus participants aged between 40 and 60 years were included in the study.

Relationship between glycosylated hemoglobin and iron deficiency anemia: A common but overlooked problem.

Introduction: Both diabetes mellitus (DM) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) are prevalent in every area of the world, and so, the possibility of these two diseases co-existing is also very high. It is our belief that clinical results of any correlation between iron status of the body and glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) would be beneficial to many patients, therefore in this study, the effect of IDA on HbA1c was investigated.

Materials - Methods: A total of 146 patients with DM and IDA were evaluated prospectively.

A rare cause of acute pancreatitis: Hantavirus infection.

Hantaviruses cause potentially fatal two different systemic infectious diseases in humans named as hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. The clinical features of HFRS are hemorrhage, fever, thrombocytopenia and acute renal insufficiency frequently observed. HFRS shows distinctive clinical manifestations throughout from acute influenza-like febrile illness to shock.