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THE USE OF DIURETIC MEDICINES BY ELDERLY PEOPLE IN RESIDENTIAL HOMES
Author(s) -
Weedle P. B.,
Poston J. W.,
Parish P. A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2710
pISSN - 0269-4727
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2710.1988.tb00195.x
Subject(s) - thiazide , diuretic , medicine , drug , furosemide , pharmacology , intensive care medicine
Summary Data relating to the use of diuretics from a descriptive epidemiological study of drug use in residential homes for elderly people were analysed. Of the 1,888 residents included in the study, 797 (42%) received diuretics. Significantly more females than males received diuretics (ratio of 3·1:1) and recipients were significantly older than non‐recipients. They received a total of 894 diuretics of which 413 (46·2%) were loop diuretics, 168 (18·6%) were thiazide diuretics and 278 (31·2%) were potassium‐sparing diuretics. The single most frequently used diuretic was frusemide. Diuretics were involved in 209 potential drug–drug interactions which represented 41 % of the total number of potential drug–drug interactions. Of these interactions 19 were considered to be potentially highly clinically significant.