POLYPHARMACY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS AND THEIR PROBLEMS
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https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i7.18548Keywords:
Polypharmacy, Adverse drug reactions, Drug-drug interactions, Elderly, Inappropriate medicationAbstract
 Aging and diseases associated with aging is a condition associated with old age. An important approach to maintaining health status and physical examination in geriatric patients is very important, including nutrition problems, sight, hearing, urine containment, balance and fall prevention, osteoporosis, and polypharmacy. The use of polypharmacy will give some impact on the elderly, including increasing the improper treatment, adverse drug reactions (ADRs), and some of the problems that affect the changing nature of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs. Aging in the elderly with some diseases, the possibility of getting more number of drugs consequently has the potential to improve prescribing patterns that are not appropriate and contribute to ADRs and hospitalizations. This review will describe the effect of polypharmacy in elderly patients.
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