Monografias de Especialização
Dificuldade do idoso na terapêutica plurimedicamentosa e seus efeitos colaterais: iatrogênia
Fecha
2010-08-14Autor
Fabiana de Paiva Maciel
Institución
Resumen
This study highlights the difficulty in treating elderly with several drugs and its side effects in order to intervene with the elderly population to prevent the therapeutic use of medications and identify the causes, changes, side effects and consequences to ensure the general welfare of elderly and the correct use of prescription drugs. Understanding and becoming aware of the types of iatrogenic injuries, its causes and consequences through the literature review enables health professionals to adopt different proposals and ways of intervention as the prevention initiatives of the health unit, minimizing the difficulties presented by elderly as the iatrogenic complications.