Physicians will treat larger numbers of elderly patients as the US population ages. Being
treated simultaneously for more than 1 condition with multiple prescription drugs is only 1 …

Pharmacotherapy in the elderly requires an understanding of the age-dependent changes in
function and composition of the body. Aging is characterised by a progressive loss of …

A study was undertaken to determine the potential for adverse drug interactions (ADIs) and
drug-disease interactions (DDIs) in a high-risk population of emergency department (ED) …

Introduction: although drug-related problems (DRPs) are known to be prevalent in elderly
patients, the literature on prevention of iatrogenic disease is sparse. The present study …

There are numerous studies of drug handling in the elderly, but it is difficult to assess the
significance of changes seen in vitro, or after single-dose administration, because they are …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the extent prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs) are used by elderly people in Alberta as well as the degree of concurrent use of …

Objective: To investigate use of prescription and non‐prescription drugs, predictors of drug
use and symptoms of postprandial and postural hypotension were examined in 765 men …

Background: The increasing number of elderly people in the population is leading to an
increase in the amount of treatment prescribed for chronic diseases. As these diseases …

BACKGROUND. Elderly people are prescribed more drugs than younger people. The
consequences of excessive or unwise prescribing, such as drug interactions, are well …

Visual hallucinations are a well recognized unwanted effect of treatment with levodopa.
Although many individual cases have been reported, there has only been one review …