Polypharmacy and incontinence

Polypharmacy as well as urinary incontinence are common geriatric problems. Possible adverse drug effects remain a matter of concern in geriatric medicine and must be considered in urinary incontinence. The occurrence or aggravation of lower urinary tract symptoms might be caused by medication, espe...

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Published in:Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie 2012-08, Vol.45 (6), p.464-467
Main Authors: Talasz, H., Lechleitner, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Beiträge zum Themenschwerpunkt
Drug Interactions
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions - epidemiology
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions - prevention & control
Female
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Humans
Incidence
Internal Medicine
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Polypharmacy
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Social Sciences
Urinary Incontinence - epidemiology
Urinary Incontinence - prevention & control
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Summary:Polypharmacy as well as urinary incontinence are common geriatric problems. Possible adverse drug effects remain a matter of concern in geriatric medicine and must be considered in urinary incontinence. The occurrence or aggravation of lower urinary tract symptoms might be caused by medication, especially when the symptom is newly diagnosed. On the other hand geriatric patients are at an increased risk for adverse effects of medications, commonly used for treatment of urinary incontinence. Especially antimuscarinic drugs reveal several complex anticholinergic adverse effects. Therefore, knowledge of inappropriate medication and of possible adverse drug effects is important in the diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic considerations to prevent a cascade of symptom-related medications.
ISSN:0948-6704
1435-1269
DOI:10.1007/s00391-012-0358-7