[Clinical inertia in geriatrics].
Therapeutic inertia is a phenomenon with multiple etiologies, characterized by a "lack of initiation or modification of therapy when appropriate" and mainly affecting common chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia). Caused by various processes including the lack of clinical evidence for the elderly, it can lead, in the elderly fragile by nature, to inappropriate prescribing. In a multidisciplinary approach, integrating the expertise of a pharmacist in the health care team improves the pharmacotherapeutic management of the geriatric patient.
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Pharmacien Hospitalier, Université de Liege, Service de Pharmacie Clinique, CHU de Liège, Belgique.
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Petermans
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Van Hees
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D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D005853:Geriatrics; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans