Farmacología en la tercera edad: Medicamentos de uso continuo y peligros de la interacción medicamentosa

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2009-10-19

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Haddad, Marcela Filié [UNESP]
Takamiya, Aline Satie [UNESP]
da Silva, Eulália Maria Martins [UNESP]
Barbosa, Débora de Barros [UNESP]

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Introduction: It was observed a considerable growth of elderly people. They are who use more medicines. The physiological changes associated with the age advancing can make pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic alterations. The cognitive decline, physical limitations and associate chronic pathology affect the medications appropriately use ability. Aims: Based in a literature review, appoint the main pharmacological groups prescribed to the elderly and the drug-drug interaction risks. Conclusion: The most of elderly use continually at least 3 medicines, the most prescribed are to cardiovascular and psychic diseases treatment.

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Continuous use medicines, Drug-drug interaction, Elderly, acetylsalicylic acid, amitriptyline, analgesic agent, antacid agent, antihypertensive agent, antiinflammatory agent, antiulcer agent, anxiolytic agent, beta adrenergic receptor blocking agent, bromazepam, calcium channel blocking agent, chlordiazepoxide, chlorpropamide, clomipramine, diazepam, diclofenac, diltiazem, dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase inhibitor, diuretic agent, flurazepam, furosemide, heparin, methyldopa, mineral, neuroleptic agent, nifedipine, nitrazepam, phenylbutazone, unindexed drug, vitamin, aged, aging, cardiovascular disease, drug safety, drug use, elderly care, human, mental disease, pharmacodynamics, prescription, risk assessment, social psychology, unspecified side effect

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Gerokomos, v. 20, n. 1, p. 22-27, 2009.