%0 Journal Article %T Los medicamentos y el anciano %A Debesa Garc¨ªa %A Francisco %A Cu¨¦ Bruguera %A Manuel %J Revista Cubana de Farmacia %D 1999 %I ECIMED %X the main problems that may appear in the therapeutics of the elderly are stated in order to create a level of conciousness in our prescribers that allow to achieve a rational policy leading to an adequate benefit risk relationship in our elderly. %K aged %K prescriptions drug %K antihypertensive agents [adverse effects] %K antiparkinson agents [adverse effects] %K psychotropic drugs [adverse effects] %K digitalis glicosides [adverse effects] %K insulin [adverse effects] %K diuretics [adverse effect] %K adrenal cortex %K hormones [adverse effects]. %U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-75151999000300011&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en