Polypharmacy in the Elderly-When Good Drugs Lead to Bad Outcomes: A Teachable Moment.

Carroll, Casey

Polypharmacy in the Elderly-When Good Drugs Lead to Bad Outcomes: A Teachable Moment. [electronic resource] - JAMA internal medicine 06 2017 - 871 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

2168-6114

10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.0911 doi


Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents--therapeutic use
Antihypertensive Agents--poisoning
Atorvastatin--therapeutic use
Atrial Fibrillation--complications
Bone Density Conservation Agents--therapeutic use
Deprescriptions
Digoxin--therapeutic use
Diltiazem--therapeutic use
Diuretics--therapeutic use
Drug Overdose
Factor Xa Inhibitors--therapeutic use
Female
Furosemide--therapeutic use
Heart Failure--complications
Histamine H1 Antagonists, Non-Sedating--therapeutic use
Histamine H2 Antagonists--therapeutic use
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors--therapeutic use
Ibandronic Acid--therapeutic use
Lisinopril--therapeutic use
Loratadine--therapeutic use
Metoprolol--poisoning
Polypharmacy
Pyrazoles--therapeutic use
Pyridones--therapeutic use
Ranitidine--therapeutic use
Syncope--chemically induced