[Dysphagia in the elderly: which drugs are crushable?].
Deglutition disorders in the elderly are frequent and may be due to multiple etiologies. The galenic of the treatment is sometimes modified, for example by crushing a tablet or opening a capsule, not without risk. This article presents the drugs which may or may not be transformed taking into account their pharmacological and clinical characteristics.
Centre Hospitalier de Montauban. j.vallat@ch-montauban.fr
Jérôme
J
Vallat
Nadège
N
Barro-Belaygues
Zoubeir
Z
Ramjaun
Nicolas
N
Lebrun
D000368:Aged; D002214:Capsules / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D013607:Tablets / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D002214:Capsules; D013607:Tablets