Abstract

ILLNAIT FERRER, José. Farmacoterapia de la dislipidemia en el anciano. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 1999, vol.15, n.4, pp. 478-485. ISSN 1561-3038.

The aged patient has peculiar characteristics which determine that drugs have a dynamics different from that of the younger patients. This is also valid for antilipemic drugs. The convinience of indicating antilipemic treatment in the elderly has brought about interesting controversies; however, there seems to be consensus in the sense that dislipidemia must be treated in those old patients with good life expectancy. Drugs must be selected according to the individual characteristics of the aged patient. Policosanol is one of the drugs that due to its efficacy and tolerability is better for the conditions of the dislipidemic elderly.

Keywords : HYPERLIPIDEMIA [drug therapy]; AGENTS [therapeutic use]; AGING HEALTH; LIFE EXPECTANCY.

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