Elderly people constitute the most vulnerable population for drug reactions or side effects. So, it is of utmost importance to avoid any irrational drug use in these people to achieve optimum survival and outcomes. In our series on irrational medications, this article will highlight the unsafe drugs for the geriatric population.
Older people have variability in health, disability, age-related changes, polymorbidity, and associated polypharmacy, making the generalization of prescribing recommendations difficult. Medication use in older adults is often inappropriate and erroneous, partly because of the complexities of prescribing and partly because of many patients, provider, and health system factors that substantially influence the therapeutic value of medications in aged people. According to a study, patients in the age group of 65-70 years receive maximum percentage (48.17%)of…
