OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of CNS drugs and to identify the most frequently observed potential drug interactions in the elderly living in Southern Brazil. METHODS: A population-based, transversal and observational study was carried out during 2006-2007. Four hundred and eighty elderly individuals of both genders were randomly recruited and interviewed. A validated pharmacotherapeutic questionnaire and the Micromedex® Healthcare Series were utilized to analyze potential drug interactions. A severity rating scale employing the categories of "mild", "moderate" and "severe" was used to describe the interactions. RESULTS: A population of elderly living in Southern Brazil was interviewed and 98 reported using CNS drugs, 74.5% female and 25.5%...
This research aimed to assess the occurrence of potential risks in drug prescriptions to elderly at ...
The aim of this study was to examine the possible adverse drug-drug interactions in the elderly popu...
Population aging has brought complex challenges for the public health service of the country, among ...
OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of CNS drugs and to identify the most frequently observed potential d...
In recent decades, the elderly population in Brazil has grown rapidly, as has concern for the health...
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the drug interactions among institutionalized elderly. Method: ret...
O tratamento farmacológico em idosos representa grande desafio, principalmente relacionado às alt...
Introdução - Os efeitos prejudiciais envolvendo medicamentos pela cres- cente população idosa impuls...
Introdução - Os efeitos prejudiciais envolvendo medicamentos pela cres- cente população idosa impuls...
Aims: To characterize the medicine use and evaluate the risk of drug interactions in elderly people ...
This study was carried out in order to identify the interactions that occur most often between presc...
O Brasil está passando por uma transformação demográfica, com o grupo etário dos idosos crescendo ra...
In recent decades, the world has undergone a demographic transformation with a rapid growth of the e...
SummaryBackgroundAlcohol consumption among the elderly remains understudied, but alcohol interaction...
Background: Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) are one of the main causes of adverse reactions related to...
This research aimed to assess the occurrence of potential risks in drug prescriptions to elderly at ...
The aim of this study was to examine the possible adverse drug-drug interactions in the elderly popu...
Population aging has brought complex challenges for the public health service of the country, among ...
OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of CNS drugs and to identify the most frequently observed potential d...
In recent decades, the elderly population in Brazil has grown rapidly, as has concern for the health...
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the drug interactions among institutionalized elderly. Method: ret...
O tratamento farmacológico em idosos representa grande desafio, principalmente relacionado às alt...
Introdução - Os efeitos prejudiciais envolvendo medicamentos pela cres- cente população idosa impuls...
Introdução - Os efeitos prejudiciais envolvendo medicamentos pela cres- cente população idosa impuls...
Aims: To characterize the medicine use and evaluate the risk of drug interactions in elderly people ...
This study was carried out in order to identify the interactions that occur most often between presc...
O Brasil está passando por uma transformação demográfica, com o grupo etário dos idosos crescendo ra...
In recent decades, the world has undergone a demographic transformation with a rapid growth of the e...
SummaryBackgroundAlcohol consumption among the elderly remains understudied, but alcohol interaction...
Background: Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) are one of the main causes of adverse reactions related to...
This research aimed to assess the occurrence of potential risks in drug prescriptions to elderly at ...
The aim of this study was to examine the possible adverse drug-drug interactions in the elderly popu...
Population aging has brought complex challenges for the public health service of the country, among ...