title: [How to reduce iatropathology in elderly patients].
abstract: Adverse reactions to drugs are known to be more frequent in elderly people than in young adult subjects, but there is no doubt that they could be considerably reduced if certain rules of prescription were applied. Iatropathology is not unavoidable. The various points in prescriptions that might induce adverse reactions and the means of avoiding such reactions based on the particularities of geriatric medicine are reviewed in the article.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne et de gériatrie, hôpital Charles-Foix, Ivry-sur-Seine.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bouchon
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000009:adverse effects; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
vernacular_title: Comment diminuer la iatropathologie chez les personnes âgées.