Concomitant prescription of psychotropic and cardiovascular drugs in elderly patients
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Psychotropic Drugs in the Elderly
Saskatchewan residents over 65 years of age (16% of population) consume 47% of all prescription medications. The elderly are especially susceptible to drug-induced cognitive impairment partly due to polypharmacy and renal/hepatic dysfunction. Preexisting cognitive problems make it difficult to detect the role of drugs in causing new symptoms or making old ones worse. ♦See also additional RxFile...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2475-0573,2475-0581
DOI: 10.1080/24750573.2017.1360829