[Adverse drug reactions: a common cause of hospitalization of the elderly].
Aging is associated with various physiological changes and multiple diseases which alter the pharmacological response to a drug in elderly patient. Moreover, elderly people are more sensitive to frequently used drugs like NSAIDs, benzodiazepines, opioids, etc. There is an urgent need to develop better preventive strategies to reduce the burden of adverse drug reactions.
Bellomo
Alessia
A
Mancinella
Mirta
M
Iori
Alessia
A
Troisi
Giovanni
G
Marigliano
Vincenzo
V
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000009:adverse effects; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006625:Hippocratic Oath; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D001569:Benzodiazepines