Can Fam Physician. 1989 Aug;35:1613-7.
The elderly receive proportionately more prescriptions than any other age group in Canada. In a review of available English language studies in the Canadian literature, the author found that the most common groups of drugs prescribed for the elderly are psychotropic and cardiovascular drugs, principally digoxin and diuretics. Elderly women recieve the bulk of prescriptions for psychotropic agents. Some evidence indicates generalized overprescribing, as well as overprescribing of antihypertensive and psychotropic agents. The elderly seem to be the group most likely to suffer an adverse drug reaction. As the elderly proportion of the population continues to grow, it will become increasingly important to prescribe appropriately to them.
老年人在加拿大得到的处方比例高于其他任何年龄组。在对加拿大文献中可用的英文研究进行综述后，作者发现，为老年人开的最常见的药物是精神类药物和心血管药物，主要是地高辛和利尿剂。老年女性接受精神类药物的大部分处方。有证据表明存在一般性的过度开药，以及抗高血压药和精神类药物的过度开药。老年人似乎是最有可能遭受药物不良反应的群体。随着老年人口比例的持续增长，为他们开具适当的处方将变得越来越重要。
