Abstract
Alcoholism is not uncommon among older people, but "binge" or facilitative drinking is more characteristic of this age group. Alcohol interacts with many drugs frequently prescribed for older patients--antidepressants, sedatives, hypnotics, tranquilizers, and others--and the combination can sometimes be fatal.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aging
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Alcohol Drinking*
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Alcoholism / metabolism
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Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / metabolism
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Aspirin / metabolism
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California
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Diabetic Coma / chemically induced
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Drug Interactions
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Ethacrynic Acid / metabolism
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Ethanol / adverse effects
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Ethanol / metabolism*
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Ethanol / pharmacology
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pharmaceutical Preparations / metabolism*
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Phenobarbital / metabolism
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Phenylbutazone / metabolism
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Washington
Substances
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Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
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Pharmaceutical Preparations
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Ethanol
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Phenylbutazone
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Ethacrynic Acid
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Aspirin
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Phenobarbital