TY - JOUR
T1 - Polypharmacy and Food-Drug Interactions Among Older Persons
T2 - A Review
AU - Heuberger, Roschelle
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - Polypharmacy is generally defined as the use of 5 or more prescription medications on a regular basis. The average number of prescribed and over-the-counter medications used by community-dwelling older adults per day in the United States is 6 medications, and the number used by institutionalized older persons is 9 medications. Almost all medications affect nutriture, either directly or indirectly, and nutriture affects drug disposition and effect. This review will highlight the issues surrounding polypharmacy, food-drug interactions, and the consequences of these interactions for the older adult.
AB - Polypharmacy is generally defined as the use of 5 or more prescription medications on a regular basis. The average number of prescribed and over-the-counter medications used by community-dwelling older adults per day in the United States is 6 medications, and the number used by institutionalized older persons is 9 medications. Almost all medications affect nutriture, either directly or indirectly, and nutriture affects drug disposition and effect. This review will highlight the issues surrounding polypharmacy, food-drug interactions, and the consequences of these interactions for the older adult.
KW - drug-nutrient interaction
KW - older adult
KW - polypharmacy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84870006371&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/21551197.2012.729902
DO - 10.1080/21551197.2012.729902
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23157216
AN - SCOPUS:84870006371
SN - 2155-1197
VL - 31
SP - 325
EP - 403
JO - Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics
JF - Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics
IS - 4
ER -