The treatment of the elderly is a tricky and hard job
Polypharmacy Dementia Deprescribing
Abstract
Everybody knows that to treat the elderly is a tricky and hard job. There are many reasons, but the main variables are: the different harmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodinamics in comparison to the adults, polypharmacy, drug interactions, the commonness of adverse reactions, the presence of multimorbidities and comorbidities, and patient compliance. (...)
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Odetti, P. 2017. The treatment of the elderly is a tricky and hard job. JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS. 65, 2 (Jun. 2017), 134-135.
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