Polyfarmakoterapie ve stáří - lékové interakce nejčastěji předepisovaných lékových skupin v kardiologii
| Title in English | Polypharmacotherapy in older age - Drug interactions of the most frequently prescribed drugs in cardiology |
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Kardiologická revue - Interní medicína |
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| Keywords | Adherence; Cognitive decline; Drug interactions; Polymorbidity; Polypharmacotherapy; Self-sufficiency; Undesired side effects |
| Description | The authors stress the specific characteristics of the older population-increasing number of diseases and increasing number of medications used, higher risk of unwanted side effects and drug interactions. Higher number of medicaments usually means lower adherence by patients. This situation needs a simple and safe final medication scheme. If the ability of older patients to take the medications correctly decreases, it is necessary to provide them with assistance. The development of safety criteria is mentioned-starting with Beers criteria up to the currently-used STOPP-START criteria. The most frequently used medicaments are discussed-angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, diuretics and statins. The final part of the article deals with the relationship between the loss of self-sufficiency and the resulting risks for the safety of pharmacotherapy. The article is completed with a table containing basic principles of drug prescription for elderly patients. |
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