Patterns of drug consumption in relation with the pathologies of elderly Mexican subjects resident in nursing homes.
J Pharm Pharm Sci
; 4(2): 159-66, 2001.
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PURPOSE: To describe the patterns of drugs consumed by the male and female elderly living in Mexican private and public nursing homes. METHODS: Three hundred and fifty elderly participants from four nursing homes (2 private and 2 public) were selected for the six month study: 108 subjects were excluded; the remaining 242 were between 65 and 100 years old; 123 were females and 119 males. A complete clinical history was taken and clinical files were reviewed. RESULTS: Of the 242 elderly studied, 193 took diverse medications and 28.5% were at risk of some type of drug interaction. The groups of drugs more frequently consumed were vitamins and anti-anemic medications, followed by cardiovascular drugs. Females consumed greater number of drugs. They also consumed more drugs simultaneously. CONCLUSIONS: There is a need to monitor the elderly for their drugs pattern use.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serviços de Saúde para Idosos
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Casas de Saúde
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pharm Pharm Sci
Assunto da revista:
FARMACIA
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FARMACOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
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