title: Safe and Effective Prescribing for the Elderly: A look at factors linked with adverse drug reactions.
abstract: Drug-induced iatrogenic disease is more common among elderly patients than in any other patient population. Factors associated with adverse drug reactions in the elderly include excessive and inappropriate prescribing practices (such as the failure to adjust drug dose to age or complex drug regimens), the aging process itself (altered pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics), and concurrent illness.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Macarthur
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rockwood