Volume : 7, Issue : 5, May - 2018

A REVIEW ON PHARMACOTHERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS IN GERIATRICS

K. Supriya, B. Aswani, K. V. C. H. Bramham, K. Anjineyulu, K. Anjineya

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:-9.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:&#10;150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>people greater than 65 years of age are considered as geriatrics.The united nation estimates that elderly people currently accounts for 11% of total population and an exponential increase is expected upto 2050. Elderly patients<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>are prevalence of multiple coexisting chronic conditions and geriatric syndromes. Older people tend to take more drugs than younger people because they are more likely to have more than one chronic medical disorder. Older people are susceptible to the side effects of drugs for several reasons. Pharmacokinetic variations like absorption is not significantly altered when compared to adults, distribution is altered in geriatrics, metabolism and elimination is decreased in geriatrics. Pharmacodynamic variations like alterations in homeostatic reserve and age related changes in receptor and target site.Many symptoms that can be worsenedby drugs in older people. There are many reasons for non adherence in the elderly. Strategies to improve compliance and risk factors for drug related problems. Many drug interactions are seen in elderly. Patient compliance is a major factor in the geriatrics therapeutic management. Because there are lot of barriers for compliance in geriatrics, which negatively impacts the quality of life. In this present article we make an attempt to iefly describe the various factors and considerations in geriatric therapeutic management.<o:p></o:p></span></p>