E-DRUG: Drug use in the elderly

["Chandresh Harjivan" <harjivan@hotmail.com>]

E-DRUG: Drug use in the elderly
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Does anyone know of relatively new drugs (approved in the last 10 years) 
which have a general contradiction for use in the elderly?  There currently are a
number of lists, which include medications such as diazepam, 
carisoprodol and amitriptyline, provide a summary of drugs that are 
considered inappropriate for use in elderly patients. Unfortunately, these 
are older static lists which need updating.

Thank you,

Chandresh Harjivan
Email: harjivan@hotmail.com  [manually added; WB]

[I recall a WHO/EURO publication on "Drugs and the Elderly". Maybe 
WHO/EURO could make that available on their website http://www.who.dk/ ?
Any other good reviews that E-druggers are aware of? WB] 
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