Фармацевтические науки
FEATURES OF ADHERENCE TO USE ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE
Bessarabov V.I. 1, Palchevskaja T.A. 1, Kuzmina G.I. 1, Tarasenko A.V. 1
1. Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, Industrial Pharmacy Department, Kyiv, Ukraine
Abstract:
The article discusses the results of studying the characteristics of adherence in the elderly to the use of drugs anti-hypertensive and anti-inflammatory groups. It is found that the best view of the solid dosage forms of the antihypertensive and anti-inflammatory drugs for elderly people in their own opinion are tablets. The optimal form of primary packaging of solid dosage forms of anti-hypertensive and anti-inflammatory drugs for the elderly in their own opinion is a blister pack. It is shown that the optimal color of the solid dosage forms of the antihypertensive and anti-inflammatory drugs for elderly people in their own opinion is white. Acceptable are pale pink and red colors (bright colors). It is concluded that the critical aspect of the anti-hypertensive and anti-inflammatory drug therapy for the elderly, which lead to a decrease in adherence to the use of medicines in their own opinion is a factor, forgetting of medication.
Keywords: gerontology, drugs, elderly people, adherence
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