Rosuvastatin in elderly patients.

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：:Atrial fibrillation confers a 5-fold increase in risk of stroke. A number of drugs aimed at reducing this risk have been tested in randomized controlled trials. These include antiplatelet agents (singly and in combination); anticoagulants, including vitamin K antagonists and direct thrombin inhibitors; and anticoagula...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Mant J,Edwards D

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease is a chronic progressive disease affecting higher intellectual functioning. The clinical diagnosis is made when the onset of illness is insidious, the course slowly progressive and all the treatable causes of dementia have been ruled out. The use of more stringent criteria has improved clinical dia...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Hermann C,Stern RG,Losonzcy MF,Jaff S,Davidson M

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age is a major source of variation in drug response. Social, medical and physiological heterogeneity intertwines to complicate geriatric pharmacotherapy. Inappropriate and excessive use of medication may be the most significant treatable health problem in the elderly. Older people are especially sensitive to antipsych...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Pollock BG,Mulsant BH

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:By using the findings obtained from the PREPARED study, we aimed to estimate the cost effectiveness of ropinirole prolonged release (PR) [Requip-Modutab(®)] in Parkinson's disease (PD) versus ropinirole immediate release (IR). In the PREPARED study, ropinirole PR provided a significantly greater improvement ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： van Boven JF,Novak A,Driessen MT,Boersma C,Boomsma MM,Postma MJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adverse drug reactions are a major cause of hospital admissions in older individuals, with the majority potentially preventable. Despite the apparent magnitude of this problem, little is known about rates of repeat admission to hospital as a result of adverse drug reactions. OBJECTIVES:The objectives of thi...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Parameswaran Nair N,Chalmers L,Bereznicki BJ,Curtain CM,Bereznicki LR

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased life expectancy is associated with an increased prevalence of chronic diseases and drug consumption. Changes often occur in the medication regimen after hospitalization. The extent and nature of these changes and the adherence of elderly patients have not yet been fully investigated. OBJECTIVE:To ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Mansur N,Weiss A,Hoffman A,Gruenewald T,Beloosesky Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonoscopy is an important diagnostic and screening tool for colorectal cancer detection and prevention, and adequate bowel preparation is critical for successful colonoscopy. Complications related to colonoscopy, either directly or indirectly related to the procedure, are increased in elderly patients, and the risks...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Ho SB,Hovsepians R,Gupta S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are generally affected by secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT). High phosphate, low calcium and vitamin D deficiency represent the classical 'triad' involved into the pathogenesis of SHPT in renal insufficiency, in which downregulation of the parathyroid vitamin D receptor an...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Cozzolino M,Gallieni M,Pasho S,Fallabrino G,Ciceri P,Volpi EM,Olivi L,Brancaccio D

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in older adults are an important healthcare problem since they are frequently a cause of hospitalization, occur commonly during admission, and are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Older adults are particularly susceptible to ADRs because they are usually on multiple drug reg...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Petrovic M,van der Cammen T,Onder G

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Older adults receiving cytotoxic agents may be more susceptible to hematologic toxicities because of progressive reduction in organ functions and multiple co-morbidities. Because older adults are under-represented in clinical trials, this retrospective study aims to evaluate hematologic toxicity of gemcitabine-...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Crombag MR,de Vries Schultink AH,Schellens JH,Beijnen JH,Huitema AD

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elderly population has much to gain from the advances of molecular medicine, although at present genetic pharmacology remains mostly at the conceptual level. Cancer, in particular, is an increasing health burden and the majority (over 70%) of gene therapy trials are aimed at tackling this problem. Available strate...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Szlosarek PW,Dalgleish AG

更新日期：2000-08-01 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：:CATT (Comparison of Age-related macular degeneration [AMD] Treatment Trials) examined the efficacy of ranibizumab and bevacizumab for the treatment of neovascular AMD. This prospective, randomized, but unblinded trial revealed a significant improvement in vision with both treatments in terms of visual acuity; importan...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Ziemssen F,Sobolewska B

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the burden and economic consequences of glaucoma upon healthcare systems and patients, especially elderly patients. An extensive review of the literature was conducted, primarily using MEDLINE, but also by examining selected article reference lists, relevant websites and the proceedings of specialis...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Rouland JF,Berdeaux G,Lafuma A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza causes substantial morbidity across the age spectrum. However, the elderly are especially vulnerable to the serious complications of influenza that might result in hospitalisation or death, and high rates of influenza-associated excess hospitalisation or death that exceed by several-fold the rates seen among...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Nichol KL

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease has been inseparable from aging in developed societies and, as a result, it is the commonest cause of mortality in elderly populations. Atherosclerosis is associated with the progressive vascular accumulation of cholesterol-laden lipoproteins, and is linearly associated with the plasma level of ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Playford DA,Watts GF

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a growing recognition that pulsatile stimulation of dopamine receptors may be an important mechanism in the generation of the motor fluctuations that often develop and compromise the effectiveness of long-term levodopa administration in persons with Parkinson's disease (PD). This has prompted investigat...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Pfeiffer RF

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foot and ankle osteoarthritis (OA) is a common and disabling problem that adversely affects physical function and significantly reduces quality of life. Although the knee was considered to be the lower-limb site most often affected by OA, recent population data showed foot OA is as prevalent as knee OA, and rates incr...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Paterson KL,Gates L

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous adverse drug reactions comprise a significant proportion of all adverse drug reactions. They may mimic other dermatologic or systemic illnesses and may cause significant morbidity or mortality. Seven morphologic groups encompass the most commonly encountered cutaneous drug reaction syndromes: exanthematous (...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Young JWS,Shear NH

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is widespread concern about the level of use, particularly the inappropriate use, of drugs among elderly residents of nursing homes. Medication consumption by these individuals is among the highest of any patient population; residents of nursing homes are prescribed an average of 5 to 8 regularly scheduled medic...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Monette J,Gurwitz JH,Avorn J

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthcare systems worldwide are facing an unprecedented demographic change as globally, the number of older people will triple to 2 billion by the year 2050. The resulting pressures on acute services have been instrumental in the development of intermediate care (IC) as a new healthcare model, which has its origins i...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Millar AN,Hughes CM,Passmore AP,Ryan C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) have a high prevalence of cognitive impairment and the association is multifactorial. In general, the burden of anticholinergic drugs has consistently been shown to be a risk factor for cognitive impairment in the elderly. The aim of this study was to a...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Shaukat A,Habib A,Lane KA,Shen C,Khan S,Hellman YM,Boustani M,Malik AS

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine agonists (DAs) are frequently used in the management of Parkinson's disease (PD), a complex multisystem disorder influenced substantially by age-related factors. Over 80% of PD patients present after age 60 years and may have clinical features exacerbated by age-related comorbidities or decline in physiologic...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Latt MD,Lewis S,Zekry O,Fung VSC

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multimorbidity is common in older patients with heart failure (HF), complicating therapeutic management and increasing the risk of harm. OBJECTIVE:This study sought to examine the prevalence of medicines for the treatment of comorbid conditions potentially associated with harm in older people, before and af...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Caughey GE,Shakib S,Barratt JD,Roughead EE

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The practice of hiding medicines in nursing home patients' food or beverages is described in only a few scientific papers. An earlier study conducted in 1999/2000 showed that covert medication was common in Norwegian nursing homes, with 11% of patients in regular nursing home units (RUs) and 17...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Kirkevold O,Engedal K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild hypertension (grade 1 or stage 1 hypertension) is defined as a systolic blood pressure of 140-159 mm Hg or a diastolic pressure of 90-99 mm Hg. According to current guidelines, patients with mild hypertension can be at low, medium, high or very high risk depending on the presence of other risk factors, target org...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Fagard RH

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High fasting plasma homocysteine levels (> 12 to 15 mumol/L) are commonly encountered in clinical practice and are associated with increased risk of atherothrombotic disease. Treatment with folic acid (1 to 5 mg/day) is inexpensive and effective in normalising plasma homocysteine levels. High plasma homocysteine level...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Stehouwer DA

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical validation studies of the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) measures of inappropriate prescribing in the elderly are limited. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to examine associations of new exposure to high-risk medication in the elderly (HRME) and drug-disease in...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Pugh MJ,Marcum ZA,Copeland LA,Mortensen EM,Zeber JE,Noël PH,Berlowitz DR,Downs JR,Good CB,Alvarez C,Amuan ME,Hanlon JT

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00