The risk of adverse drug reactions in older patients: Beyond drug metabolism

Current Drug Metabolism

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 647-651

  Onder, Graziano ^a   Lattanzio, Fabrizia ^a,b   Battaglia, Miriam ^a   Cerullo, Francesco ^a   Sportiello, Roberta ^a   Bernabei, Roberto ^a   Landi, Francesco ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Cognitive impairment; Comorbidity; Disability; Geriatric evaluation and management; Older adults

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG METABOLISM; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW;

AGED; DRUG TOXICITY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79961095535     PISSN: 13892002     EISSN: 18755453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920011796504563     Document Type: Review

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