Cardiovascular drug therapy in elderly patients: specific age-related pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic and therapeutic considerations.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) represent a major public health problem in the aged. In order to better evaluate this problem in Brazil, this study was designed to assess the prevalence of ADRs in an elderly hospitalised population, identify the most common ADRs and the principal medications involved, evaluate ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Passarelli MC,Jacob-Filho W,Figueras A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient transitions, such as transfers between acute and long-term care (LTC), aposare times when the likelihood of communication failure between healthcare providers is increased. Employing appropriate health quality indicators helps support improvement efforts. To date, few quality indicators that evaluate...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Bell CM,Brener SS,Comrie R,Anderson GM,Bronskill SE

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a complex heterogenous metabolic disorder in which peripheral insulin resistance and impaired insulin release are the main pathogenetic factors. The rapid response of the pancreatic beta-cells to glucose is already markedly disturbed in the early stages of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The cons...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Landgraf R

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The public health burden of osteoporosis is high, principally because of increased risk of fractures and associated morbidity, handicap and mortality. Osteoporotic fracture prevention is therefore an important public health goal. General practitioners (GPs) play a key role in the management of osteoporosis, ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Blotman F,Cortet B,Hilliquin P,Avouac B,Allaert FA,Pouchain D,Gaudin AF,Cotté FE,El Hasnaoui A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an acquired inflammatory demyelinating disease of the CNS that is typically diagnosed in the second or third decade of life. It is generally believed that over the last few decades the life expectancy of patients with adult onset MS (AOMS) has approached that of the general population as a r...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Awad A,Stüve O

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Medicare programme already funds a large proportion of the medical care for older Americans. However, geriatricians are an underutilized resource for improving the quality of care delivered with Medicare funding, particularly to the most complex patients. Recent legislative changes will increase the involvement of...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Nusbaum NJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Congestive heart failure (CHF), which typically affects older people, is characterized by high short- and mid-term mortality rates. However, despite accumulating evidence showing that administration of β-blockers (β-adrenoceptor antagonists) can improve the clinical status of CHF patients, use of these age...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Antonicelli R,Mazzanti I,Abbatecola AM,Parati G

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unfortunately the sections were published incorrectly in the original article. ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Paik J,Scott LJ

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease is the most common major neurocognitive disorder with substantial social and economic impacts. This article is an update on current pharmacotherapy, advancements in biomarker use, and drugs in the pipeline for this disease. To date, no new drug has qualified to be added to the current therapeutic a...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Khoury R,Patel K,Gold J,Hinds S,Grossberg GT

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of pain and physical disability in adults, and an increasingly common disease given its associations with aging and a growing obese/overweight population. Paracetamol is widely recommended for analgesia at an early stage in the management of OA, and, although frequently prescribed,...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Conaghan PG,Arden N,Avouac B,Migliore A,Rizzoli R

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New treatments and treatment protocols for diseases affecting the elderly are evolving as we strive to meet the needs of an aging society. To help you keep up to date with the latest advances worldwide on all aspects of drug therapy and patient management, this section of the journal brings you information selected fr...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

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更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A low bone mineral density (BMD) is presently regarded as the most important risk factor for the development of osteoporosis. BMD is a function of peak bone mass attained during growth and subsequent age-related bone loss. BMD can be measured accurately and precisely, although the rate of bone loss is more difficult t...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Hough S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls are a common health problem for older people, and psychotropic medications have been identified as an important independent fall risk factor. The objective of this paper was to review the literature relating to the effect of psychotropic medications on falls in older people, with a particular focus on evidence s...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Hill KD,Wee R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of antimicrobial agents has increased in recent years as treatments have diversified and resistant bacteria have appeared. With increased use of antimicrobial agents, elderly patients are prone to adverse drug reactions (ADRs) as a result of factors such as drug-drug interactions, polypharmacy, long-term use, ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Mizokami F,Mizuno T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elderly population is more likely to have urinary catheters used than younger populations. Most patients with short term indwelling catheters (those in place less than 30 days) will be residents of acute care institutions. The frequency of catheter-acquired bacteriuria is greater with longer durations of catheteri...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Nicolle LE

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of optimising medicines management for people with dementia has been emphasised through research and policy. However, evidence is currently lacking regarding how to achieve this in this patient population. OBJECTIVE:The aim was to assess the effectiveness of medicines management interventions...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： McGrattan M,Ryan C,Barry HE,Hughes CM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin and soft tissue infections are quite common in elderly people. A number of special conditions and circumstances need to be considered in the diagnosis and therapy. It is important to try to establish the causative organism, exclude other cutaneous disorders and identify precipitating factors. Treatment modalities...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Laube S,Farrell AM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the presence of multimorbidity and limited life expectancy (LLE), the need for continued use of preventive medicines becomes uncertain as they may neither improve health nor confer continued health benefits. OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to systematically review the literature to examine the discontinuatio...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Narayan SW,Nishtala PS

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attempts to control pneumococcal infection by vaccination, undertaken initially in 1911, have gone through 3 phases during the subsequent 8 decades. Initially, vaccines of killed pneumococcal cells prepared in a variety of ways were used in epidemic settings with inconclusive results, although administered to approxim...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Austrian R

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The numbers of patients with dementia and patients with epilepsy are increasing in the global population. In fact, these two conditions are related, and it is estimated that at least 5-10% of seizures or epilepsy in older individuals (aged > 60 years) are caused by a neurodegenerative dementia. In the vast majority, o...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Cretin B

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Problems associated with aging will become one of the leading health dilemmas of the next century. Age-associated diseases, including those affecting the neuronal system, are increasing in frequency. Age-related deficiencies in the brain result in impaired motor functions, sleep, behaviour and cognitive functions. Goo...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Fülöp T Jr,Seres I

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High drug consumption among the elderly and inappropriate prescribing practices increase the risk of adverse drug effects in this population. This risk may be decreased by conducting, for example, a medication review alone or as part of a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA); however, little is known about the fat...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Lampela P,Hartikainen S,Lavikainen P,Sulkava R,Huupponen R

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is inevitable that publicly funded, technically sophisticated medical treatments will be increasingly rationed. Other things being equal, there is a greater duty to use them to prolong the lives of younger than older people. Age is therefore an ethical rationing criterion. Denial of this may actually harm older peo...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Shaw AB

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication-related admissions are an important cause of hospital admissions in older people. The scope for prevention is less clear. OBJECTIVES:To characterize medication-related hospital admissions in older people and assess their preventability. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional, observational study con...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Rogers S,Wilson D,Wan S,Griffin M,Rai G,Farrell J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Donepezil (E-2020) is a reversible, noncompetitive, piperidine-type cholinesterase inhibitor. It is selective for acetylcholinesterase rather than butyrylcholinesterase. Donepezil 5 and 10 mg/day significantly improved cognition and global clinical function compared with placebo in well designed short term trials (14 ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Dooley M,Lamb HM

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While hormonal therapy has been the usual and appropriate treatment of advanced or metastatic prostatic cancer for the past 50 years, the recent development of new therapeutic agents as medical alternatives to orchidectomy has drastically altered the options and perspectives in the treatment of this disease. Estrogens...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Huben RP,Perrapato SD

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Certain medications have been linked to falls. One of the most severe fall-related injuries in the elderly is a hip fracture. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to examine the use of medications known to increase fall risk that were prescribed on an outpatient basis to veterans prior to hospital admi...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： French DD,Campbell R,Spehar A,Cunningham F,Foulis P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep problems are an under-emphasised cause of disability in Parkinson's disease (PD) and may be seen independently of PD, associated with primary PD pathology, or as a result of antiparkinsonian medications. Common sleep disorders include excessive daytime sleepiness, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorde...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Stacy M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to gain insights into the attitudes of men with lower urinary tract symptoms towards deprescribing alpha-blockers and to assess their willingness to participate in a planned discontinuation trial. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional questionnaire study. Men aged 30 years and ol...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Edelman M,Jellema P,Hak E,Denig P,Blanker MH

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) can start in subjects aged over 60 years, defined as late-onset PsA. In late-onset PsA, the weight of family history and genetic background appears less significant when compared with younger onset PsA, whereas obesity and smoking have been suggested as potential risk factors. In patients wit...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Caso F,Tasso M,Chimenti MS,Navarini L,Perricone C,Girolimetto N,Peluso R,Del Puente A,Afeltra A,Perricone R,Punzi L,Scarpa R,Costa L

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00