Efficacy of Zinc Acetate in the Treatment of Zinc Deficiency in Elderly Inpatients and Effect of Total Dose on Its Replacement Therapy

We aimed to determine the efficacy of zinc acetate hydrate (ZAH) treatment for hypozincemia in elderly inpatients and to identify the factors affecting its therapeutic effect. We enrolled 79 patients with a mean age of 82 years. The mean serum zinc level before ZAH administration was 53.4 ± 11.5 µg/...

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Published in:Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin 2022/09/01, Vol.45(9), pp.1306-1311
Main Authors: So, Muramori, Hatsuyama, Kanae, Tajima, Miyuki, Ueki, Rie, Tsuji, Yasuhiro, Suzuki, Toyofumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetic acid
Diuretics
elderly patient
hypozincemia
Nutrient deficiency
Patients
Renal function
total dose
Zinc
zinc acetate
zinc deficiency
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Summary:We aimed to determine the efficacy of zinc acetate hydrate (ZAH) treatment for hypozincemia in elderly inpatients and to identify the factors affecting its therapeutic effect. We enrolled 79 patients with a mean age of 82 years. The mean serum zinc level before ZAH administration was 53.4 ± 11.5 µg/dL. More than half of the patients (67%) had zinc deficiency (
ISSN:0918-6158
1347-5215
DOI:10.1248/bpb.b22-00273