Implications of antirheumatic drug therapy in elderly patients with osteoarthritis
Buchanan, W.W.; Kean, W.F.
Journal of Rheumatology 14(Special Issue): 98-100
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0315-162X PMID: 3625681 Document Number: 303303
The choice and dosage regimen of analgesic and NSAID for the elderly patient with osteoarthritis have to be made carefully with particular reference to hepatic and renal function, concomitant drug therapy, and concomitant disease.
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