随着老年人占总人数的比例不断扩增,药物不良反应已成为老年人药物治疗上一个不可忽视的重要课题。对老年病人,在临床处方时如能仔细调整剂量,往往不但可取得较好疗效,而且可避免药物不良反应;如减少用药种数,又可减少发生药物相互作用的可能性。本文旨在对老年人药物不良反应的发生情况和特点作一综述,并介绍一些预防老年人发生药物不良反应的具体措施。老年人药物不良反应发生的概况老年人药物不良反应发生率一般认为至少 As the proportion of the elderly in the total population continues to expand, adverse drug reactions have become an important issue in the elderly drug treatment can not be ignored. For elderly patients, careful adjustment of the dose at clinical prescriptions often results in not only good efficacy but also adverse drug reactions; such as reducing the number of drugs used, and reducing the possibility of drug interactions. This article aims to summarize the incidence and characteristics of adverse drug reactions in the elderly and to introduce some specific measures to prevent adverse drug reactions in the elderly. The incidence of adverse drug reactions in the elderly The incidence of adverse drug reactions in the elderly is generally considered at least