title: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: as inappropriate pharmacotherapy in the elderly?
abstract: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) are one of the most used groups of drugs in elderly population. The aim of this study was to establish the frequency of reported disorders while using NSAID in elderly patients. A multi-centric study was conducted with a standard questionnaire for all geriatrician outpatients who were using NSAID. It has been found that out of 421 patients, 320 reported some kind of disorder; 287 of them used other drugs beside NSAID, 33 used only NSAID during the study. It has been concluded that frequency of reported disorders was significantly higher among patients who used another drug beside NSAID, and statistically most frequent reported disorders were gastrointestinal.
authors.affiliation: University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, st. Dr SubotiCa 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. jovan.juloski@gmail.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Juloski
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Despotović
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vujisić
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Erceg
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Milosević
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marjanović
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zivanović
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Popović
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davidović
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D055771:Serbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal