Pharmacological and Pharmacodynamic Implications of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Therapy in Elderly Arthritic Patients
There is growing evidence chat elderly patients may be more likely to develop adverse drug reactions to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug/analgesic therapy. This may be due to the physiological changes which accompany ageing as well as multiple drug therapies commonly used in the elderly. The elde...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1990-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/623747 |
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| Summary: | There is growing evidence chat elderly patients may be more
likely to develop adverse drug reactions to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug/analgesic therapy. This may be due to the physiological changes which accompany
ageing as well as multiple drug therapies commonly used in the elderly. The
elderly may also be more prone to gastrointestinal adverse side effects. There is
no satisfactory definition of the elderly. Although age 65 is widely accepted as a
chronological definition, many elderly persons remain healthy until the age of
75, and furthermore, healthy elderly subjects differ little from healthy young
persons. lt is with the frail elderly, ie, those with multiple diseases and multiple
drug therapies, that problems of medication occur. Physiological changes, which
include reduced muscle mass, total body water and albumin levels, as well as
effects on renal and hepatic function, affect pharmacokinetic factors, including
absorption, distribution, biotransformation and renal clearance. Assessment of
the multiple disease states and resultant organ failure in elderly subjects is
therefore necessary. |
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| ISSN: | 0835-7900 |