Elderly and drugs: risks and necessity of rational use

• Hauptverfasser: André de Oliveira Baldoni (Verfasst von), Farah Maria Drumond Chequer (Verfasst von), Elisa Raquel Anastácio Ferraz (Verfasst von), Danielle Palma de Oliveira (Verfasst von), Leonardo Régis Leira Pereira (Verfasst von), Daniel Junqueira Dorta (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Universidade de São Paulo, 2010-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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In recent decades, the world has undergone a demographic transformation with a rapid growth of the elderly population, resulting in an increased demand for funds to maintain their health and drug consumption. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes occurring in the elderly can interfere directly...