FEATURES OF PHARMACOTHERAPY IN ELDERLY
This literature review is devoted to the peculiarities of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in the elderly, as well as the role of the clinical pharmacologist in improving the quality of the provided medical services of this category of patients. A number of tools for assessing the rationality of prescribing medicines in geriatrics, specialized scales and questionnaires for auditing drug therapy in the elderly with a high degree of validity are presented to prevent unwanted adverse reactions and adverse drug interactions.