Risk Factors and Characteristics of Adverse Reactions Associated with the Use of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics in Older Patients

• Main Authors: E. A. Sokova (Author), V. V. Arkhipov (Author), O. A. Demidova (Author), I. A. Mazerkina (Author), T. V. Alexandrova (Author), M. V. Zhuravleva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Federal State Budgetary Institution «Scientific Centre for Expert Evaluation of Medicinal Products», 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The frequency of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in older patients is approximately 11.0%, according to scientific literature. Antibiotics are the third largest group (19.5%) of medicinal products in terms of ADR frequency in geriatric patients. Beta-lactam antibiotics are the empiric treatment of cho...