Physiologic changes, drug鈥揹rug interactions resulting from polypharmacy, and drug鈥揹isease interactions combine to make elderly patients more sensitive to the adverse events (AEs) associated with medications, all of which must be considered in drug selection. This article focuses on select under...
1 in 5 elderly have pain 18% above 65 are taking pain medications regularly One-fifth of adults 65 years and older said they had experienced pain in the past month that persisted for more than 24 hours. Almost three-fifths of adults 65 and older with pain said it had lasted for one ye...
Patients were the most adherent to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory/acetaminophen orders at T1 (2.91) and medications for neuropathic pain at T2 (2.89). Data provided statistical evidence that patients with more hours of controlled pain in the past 24 hours were more likely to have had better ...
Their results show that 49 percent of patients 75 and older received an analgesic (such as morphine, oxycodone, or ibuprofen), compared to 68.3 percent of middle-aged patients. Similarly, 34.8 percent of the elderly patients received an opioid (such as morphine or oxycodone) compared to 49.3 p...
Careful monitoring of elderly patientstaking multiple medications is important not only to assessCavalieri • Clinical practiceFigure 1. A guide to effective pain assessment in the elderly.ChecklistConsider pain as the fifth vital sign that is bestmeasured by the patient.Ask about the presence ...
Pain in older cancer patients is a common event, and many times it is undertreated. Barriers to cancer pain management in the elderly include concerns about the use of medications, the atypical manifestations of pain in the elderly, and ... MO Delgado-Guay,E Bruera - 《Oncology》 被引量:...
Adjuvant drugs are useful, especially in neuropathic pain. Tricyclic antidepressants and certain anticonvulsant medications, such as gabapentin and topiramate, have been used to manage neuropathic pain.3These medications, however, often cause intolerable anticholinergic and cardiovascular side effects. ...
established by assessing the correlation between an agitation scale and the PADE; by comparing groups with pain as a significant clinical factor (as assessed by an independent rater) versus not a significant factor, and by assessing individuals receiving versus not receiving psychoactive medications. ...
medications, the opioids (morphine,codeine, meperidine, oxycodone, fentanyl and hydromorphone), carry a risk of misuse, abuse and death. On the other hand,inappropriate prescription and ineffective pain managementare also common issues as doctors often fear to prescribe opioids in sufficiently high ...
particular trends of concer n to the medical profession in th e US appear among old er adults, teenagers and women.4.T hough it may b e a surpris e to many,the misus e of medications may b e th e most comm on form of drug abus e among th e elderly.Dr Kenneth Schr ader of ...