A significant incidence of actual DDIs suggests that DDIs play an important role in patient safety. Drug therapy should be initiated if absolutely necessary, and the number of drugs used to treat elderly patients should be minimized to reduce the incidence of DDI-related adverse patient outcomes.

The ancient Greeks barred women from participating at the ancient Olympics, even as spectators (1). Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the man credited for the birth of the modern Olympics, regarded women's taking part in sports as being "against the laws of nature." To cite his words: "Olympics are solemn and periodic exaltation of male athleticism, with internationalism as a base, loyalty as a means for its setting and female applause as a reward" (2). As a result of this attitude , women did not participate at the first modern Olym-pic games in Athens in 1896. However, a century later at the same place-during the 2004 Olympics, 4329 women from all over the world competed in the majority of 300 official events. Nowadays, taking part in sports is seen a positive experience for women, since it improves physical fitness, enhances self-esteem, and contributes to better physical and mental health. Apart from professional sport, there has also been a dramatic increase in women's sports participation on recreational and amateur level.

Pharmacotherapeutic counseling can reduce readmission and emergency department visit rates for disease progression. Improved patient knowledge about adverse drug reactions could be the reason for increased rates of readmissions and emergency department visits due to adverse drug reactions in the intervention group.

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