title: [Drug-induced adverse events in the elderly: a traveler's guide].
abstract: Elderly people are prone to drug-induced adverse events (AEs), which often manifest as an atypical clinical picture. The differential diagnosis of any new symptom or alteration in the general state of health in the elderly must, therefore, include AEs. This article offers a practical tool designed to help clinicians to rapidly identify which drugs may induce which kind of frequent symptoms or syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Service de gériatrie et réadaptation gériatrique, Département de médecine, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. thierry.barez@chuv.ch
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barez
authors.forename: Stéfanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monod
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Livio
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Renard
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans