Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics in a cohort of hospitalized elderly patients: Results from the REPOSI study

Eur J Intern Med. 2017 Mar:38:e11-e12. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2016.10.016. Epub 2016 Oct 29.

Authors

Luca Pasina¹, Laura Cortesi², Mauro Tettamanti², Alessandro Nobili², Pier Mannuccio Mannucci³; REPOSI Investigators

Affiliations

¹ IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", Italy.
³ A. Bianchi Bonomi Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center, IRCCS Ca' Granda Maggiore Hospital Foundation, and University of Milan, Italy.

PMID: 27802915
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2016.10.016

No abstract available

Keywords: Elderly; Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Phamacoepidemiology.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analgesics / therapeutic use*
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use*
Comorbidity
Drug Utilization / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Hospitalization*
Humans
Italy
Male
Pain / drug therapy*
Pain Management
Polypharmacy*

Substances

Analgesics
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal