title: [Individualized drug therapy in geriatrics].
abstract: The process of modifying standard therapy to fit the needs of elderly patients calls upon physicians' interpersonal skills as well as their knowledge of normal and pathological aging and of clinical geronto-pharmacology. An individualized treatment plan is a synthesis of very subjective elements (such as the choice between painful curative treatment and less taxing but merely palliative treatment, or the establishment of treatment priorities) and more objective data such as renal function or drug characteristics. The reasons for individualizing therapy in the elderly patient, and how to achieve this, are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Département de Gériatrie, Belle-Idée Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Thônex.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vogt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010599:Pharmacokinetics; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
vernacular_title: Individualiser la pharmacothérapie en gériatrie.