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Pharmacotherapy and Compliance in Geriatrics


Authors: Z. Záboj
Authors‘ workplace: Geriatrické oddělení FN, Olomouc, přednosta prim. MUDr. Z. Záboj
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2000; (2): 99-101
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Overview

In the submitted review the author presents some demographic indicators of ageing - mean lifespan, age index, number of population above 65 years in need of domicile or institutional care.Subsequently he describes in more detail the problem of expedient pharmacotherapy in o ld agewith different pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and possible drug interactions. In theconclusion the author explains non-pharmacological, pharmacological and social complianceand non-compliance in geriatrics incl. a brief case-history. He mentions also specific featuresof diseases of old age.

Key words:
demography of old age - geriatric pharmacotherapy - geriatric quintet - compliance- reduced compliance and non-compliance.

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