[Combination drugs in geriatrics. The need for clinical studies in this special age group].
Multimorbidity frequently prompts the use of multiple drugs with the aim of treating the individual diseases simultaneously. Ingestion of a number of different drugs incurs the risk of early and more frequent side effects, as well as interactions between the various drugs. There is a tendency among patients of all age groups, intentional or unintentional not to take their medication. Among elderly patients regular compliance is a special problem. Reduction of the high consumption of drugs by the elderly is possible by therapy with combination drugs. The present paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages.
Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
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D000368:Aged; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance
D004338:Drug Combinations
Kombinationspräparate in der Geriatrie. Notwendigkeit klinischer Studien in dieser speziellen Altersgruppe.