Medications used for spine-related pain in older adults May cause adverse drug reactions: part I
Submitted by Dr. Darrell Johnson on Wed, 03/15/2023 - 02:22Spine-related pain is increasingly common in older adults. while medications play an important role in pain management, their use has limitations in geriatric patients due to reduced liver and kidney function, comorbid medical problems and polypharmacy (the simultaneous use of multiple drugs to treat medical conditions).