Pharmacological Interactions in the Elderly

Pharmacological Interactions in the Elderly

Pharmacological therapy in the elderly is particularly complicated and challenging. Due to coexistence of three main predisposing factors (advanced age, multiple morbidity and polypharmacotherapy), this group of patients is prone to occurrence of drug interactions and adverse effects of incorrect dr...

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Main Authors:	Emilia Błeszyńska, Łukasz Wierucki, Tomasz Zdrojewski, Marcin Renke
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:	Medicina
Subjects:	geriatrics aging drug interactions medication errors/prevention and control polypharmacy multimorbidity
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/56/7/320

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