非处方药与老年人。
Over-the-counter medicines and the elderly.
作者信息
Barnett N L, Denham M J, Francis S A
机构信息
Northwick Park Hospital.
出版信息
J R Coll Physicians Lond. 2000 Sep-Oct;34(5):445-6.
Sales of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are rising, and will continue to rise as more products are reclassified from prescription-only status to OTC medicines (either pharmacy-only or general sales list). Patients and doctors often omit discussion of OTC medicines when giving or taking a medication history. This has serious potential for identifying adverse drug reactions and drug-drug interactions, which are more common in older people. Therefore, medication histories should include documentation of any OTC medicines taken.
非处方药（OTC）的销售额正在上升，并且随着越来越多的产品从仅凭处方使用的状态重新分类为非处方药（仅限药房销售或一般销售清单），销售额还将继续上升。患者和医生在提供或获取用药史时，常常忽略非处方药的讨论。这在识别药物不良反应和药物相互作用方面存在严重隐患，而这些情况在老年人中更为常见。因此，用药史应包括所服用的任何非处方药的记录。
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