Fluoxetine. A review of its pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties, and therapeutic use in older patients with depressive illness.

abstract：:Relaxation of the upper age limits for solid organ transplantation coupled with improvements in post-transplant survival have resulted in greater numbers of elderly patients receiving immunosuppressant drugs such as tacrolimus. Tacrolimus is a potent agent with a narrow therapeutic window and large inter- and intraind...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Staatz CE,Tett SE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research into the use of clozapine in older people is somewhat scarce. Clozapine is associated with serious adverse effects such as agranulocytosis, seizures, myocarditis and metabolic syndrome. Other common undesirable effects such as sedation, constipation (which can be fatal), urinary incontinence and hypersalivati...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Bishara D,Taylor D

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Etidronic acid is an orally and intravenously active bisphosphonate, which is believed to inhibit resorption of bone via a number of cellular mechanisms, including alteration of osteoclastic activity. In studies of patients with symptomatic Paget's disease, etidronic acid 5 to 20 mg/kg/day administered orally rapidly ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Dunn CJ,Fitton A,Sorkin EM

更新日期：1994-12-01 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：:Advances in our understanding of the structure, function and distribution of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the CNS have provided the impetus for new studies examining the role(s) that these receptors and associated processes may play in CNS functions. Further motivation has come from the realisation that such r...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Newhouse PA,Potter A,Levin ED

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychotropic medications have a high risk of serious adverse events and small effect size for changed behaviours for people with dementia. Non-pharmacological approaches are recommended as first-line treatment for changed behaviours, yet psychotropic medications remain highly prevalent in long-term aged care settings....

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Harrison SL,Cations M,Jessop T,Hilmer SN,Sawan M,Brodaty H

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main characteristic of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in the elderly is its dismal prognosis. However, other than a lower incidence of T-cell ALL and a greater likelihood of unfavourable chromosomal abnormalities, the clinical and biological characteristics of Philadelphia chromosome-negative (Ph-) ALL in the...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Rousselot P,Delannoy A

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are frequently used in rheumatoid arthritis. A number of physiological changes occur in the elderly which may modify the use of these medications. The most commonly used DMARDs are antimalarial drugs (particularly hydroxychloroquine), sulfasalazine and methotrexate. The p...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Gardner G,Furst DE

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large bowel cancer is not only the third most frequent cancer in the world but is one of the most common human malignancies in Western countries, including North America. In recent years, multidisciplinary research in epidemiology, molecular biology, and laboratory animal model studies have contributed much to our und...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Reddy BS,Rao CV

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antidepressants have long been recognized as a contributory factor to falls and many studies show an association between antidepressants and falls. There are extensive data for tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and related drugs, and for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), but few data for other classes of...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Darowski A,Chambers SA,Chambers DJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is more complicated in elderly patients, and multiple daily dosing, complex titration, and high incidences of adverse events can be limiting for many pharmacological treatment options. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine whether the efficacy and tolerab...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Gupta A,Li S

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:The fluoroquinolones are antibiotics frequently used in infections that affect elderly individuals. The physiological aging process can profoundly affect the pharmacokinetics of drugs, necessitating adjustment of dosage regimens in the elderly. Changes in pharmacokinetics with age are mainly due to the progressive det...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Nilsson-Ehle I,Ljungberg B

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hyperparathyroidism is a common metabolic bone disease and currently presents a significant management dilemma. Most of the patients have few relevant symptoms and surgical parathyroidectomy offers the prospect of cure with freedom from the risk of long-term complications or the need for a follow-up. However, ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Sims R,Ubhi C,Hosking D

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Age-related changes in the concentration-effect relationship of (+)-O-desmethyl-tramadol [(+)-ODM], tramadol's active metabolite, are not documented in the elderly. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to characterize, in elderly and young subjects, the (+)-ODM pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic relat...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Robertson SS,Mouksassi MS,Varin F

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xerostomia and salivary gland hypofunction (SGH) are prevalent in elderly populations, causing much discomfort and even difficulties in eating. SGH also increases the occurrence and severity of oral diseases and makes the patient susceptible to candidiasis. The principal causes of SGH and xerostomia are systemic disea...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Närhi TO,Meurman JH,Ainamo A

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has considerable morbidity and mortality in the older adult population. The role of antibiotics in the management of acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) is currently evolving. Despite only mild benefits, most patients with AECOPD in ambulatory settings receive antibiotics ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Al-Hasan MN,Al-Jaghbeer MJ

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A progressive accumulation of atherosclerotic lesions beginning early in life puts elderly persons at a greater absolute risk of cardiovascular disease and coronary events than other segments of the population. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) therapy has been shown to be both efficacious and well tolerated in mos...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Davidson MH

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Benzodiazepines are frequently used medications in the elderly, in whom they are associated with an increased risk of falling, with sometimes dire consequences. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the impact of benzodiazepine-associated injurious falls in a population of elderly persons. METHOD:A nested case-control stu...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Pariente A,Dartigues JF,Benichou J,Letenneur L,Moore N,Fourrier-Réglat A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major problem in the elderly population, with approximately 10% of the population affected. Since COPD is an inflammatory disorder of the pulmonary system, corticosteroids might be expected to improve clinical outcomes of the disease. Data from large, well designed ran...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Sin DD,Man SF

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Older cancer patients are possibly at an increased risk of medication-related problems because, typically, they receive many medications during their cancer treatment, both for the cancer itself and for supportive care. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to describe the number and severity of potential ...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Puts MT,Monette J,Girre V,Costa-Lima B,Wolfson C,Batist G,Bergman H

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Statins have been shown to be beneficial in primary and secondary prevention settings; however, their role in the elderly remains a clinical conundrum, given that age-related factors could alter the risk-benefit ratio of statin treatment. This study aimed to critically evaluate the efficacy and safety of sta...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Teng M,Lin L,Zhao YJ,Khoo AL,Davis BR,Yong QW,Yeo TC,Lim BP

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inappropriate medications are often used in older adults despite their unfavourable risk-to-benefit profile. Although many of the medications in the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers list are potentially inappropriate because of their anticholinergic properties, little is known regarding the nature and...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Kachru N,Carnahan RM,Johnson ML,Aparasu RR

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：: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：:Faecal incontinence occurs in up to 10% of community dwelling persons > or = 65 years of age and approximately 50% of nursing home residents. It is a vastly under-reported problem that has a devastating effect on those who experience it as well as their spouses and caregivers. There are three broad categories of faeca...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Wald A

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:The number of older patients is increasing globally. Combined with the growing number of ambulatory surgeries, many older patients will undergo ambulatory surgery in the future. The ambulatory setting offers many advantages: early mobilization, higher patient satisfaction, lower costs, and a low incidence of several c...

journal_title：Drugs & aging

authors： Hansen J,Rasmussen LS,Steinmetz J

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00