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OLD-AGED PEOPLE AS A SPECIAL CATEGORY OF PHARMACY CLIENTS
Kuhach V.V. 1, Troina S.G. 2, Tarasova E.N. 3, Kovalchuk A.I. 4, Petrishche T.L. 4

1. EE “Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University” (the Republic of Belarus)
2. EE “Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University” (the Republic of Belarus)
3. EE “Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University” (the Republic of Belarus)
4. EE “Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University” (the Republic of Belarus)

Abstract:

Due to the population aging, increase of morbidity rate and drug consumption, the problem of serving of older-aged pharmacy clients is rather actual one. The review shows that there are particularities of the pharmaceutical consulting linked with the age-related alterations of drug action on the human body of the old-aged people. Old-aged clients are more susceptible to the pharmacy merchandising techniques. Communication specificity with them is related to the individual peculiarities of adjusting to old age, age-related mind changes, the deterioration of concentration, memory, vision and hearing. The significance of the possibility for the elderly more pharmacy services (e.g., pressure, blood glucose level). Old-aged people are the most loyal category of pharmacy clients provided high quality of service.

Keywords: old-aged clients of pharmacies, senior age category, pharmacists, particularities of drug action, age-related changes