title: Drug prescribing in the elderly.
abstract: Napoleon I (1769-1821) said: "I do not wish two diseases, one nature made and one man made." In no other area of medical practice is this more apt than in that concerned with the care of the elderly. The dangers of inappropriate drug prescribing are heightened in the elderly for a number of reasons related to certain patterns of illness in this age group.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001711:Biotransformation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004077:Digoxin / Q000009:adverse effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D011485:Protein Binding; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D004077:Digoxin