Journal of Aging Science

Positivo University (UP), R. Professor Pedro Viriato Parigot de Souza, 5300, Campo Comprido, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

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• Research Article   
  Oral Administration of Poly-pharmacy in Institutionalized Elderly Patients with Dysphagia
  Author(s): Julio C. Francisco*, Bárbara Marin de Oliveira, Denise Faucz Kletemberg, Kátia Renata Antunes Kochla, Ricardo C. Cunha, Luiz Cesar Guarita- Souza, Rossana B. Simeoni and Rodrigo G. M. Silvestre
  
  Background: Poly-pharmacy in older people is a major concern in nursing home residents. Different factors can modify oral medications status like swallowing difficulties. Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the drug-food interactions in institutionalized elderly with dysphagia. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with individualized data for 16 institutionalized older people ≥ 65 years of both sexes (13 women, 3 men) were examined from the Curitiba of Paraná State, Brazil. Data were collected from medical prescriptions and patients medical records. The prescriptions were analyzed for the potential drug interactions using the ATC (Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical) classification proposed by the World Health Organization. This Study all participants signed the informed cons.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2329-8847.19.07.200

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