[Problems associated with effective pharmacotherapy of the elderly patients (geriatrics): A review].

The worlds older population is growing dramatically. At the same time, ensuring an appropriate high standard of living for the elderly by reducing of morbidity and disability of geriatric patients is one of the main objectives of the modern healthcare system. However, changes associated with body aging necessitate application of novel approaches to the correction of pharmacotherapy and usage of specialized dosage forms. Such medicinal products provide both an appropriate therapeutic effect and facilitate their use. Presented review considers several features of pharmacotherapy of geriatric patients.

[Modern extemporaneous formulations in the geriatric care management: current opportunities and future challenges. A review].

Age-associated disorders, including cognitive functions, that often occur in geriatric patients, necessitate the use of novel approaches to provide appropriate medical care, pharmacoprophylaxis and pharmacotherapy among them. At the same time, an important objective of the national healthcare system is not only stimulating of pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies to expand the range of medicines intended for elderly patients, but also increasing availability of medicinal products, including the integration of extemporaneous formulations into clinical practice. Presented review considers several features of the regulation of the use of extemporaneous formulations in the treatment of geriatric patients. Examples of prescriptions that are used in Russian medical practice and are of the greatest interest in the treatment of elderly patients are also presented.

[Characteristics of clinical manifestations of closed abdominal injuries in combined cranio-abdominal trauma]. / Osobennosti klinicheskikh proiavlenii zakrytykh povrezhdenii organov briushnoi polosti pri sochetannoi kranioabdomina'lnoi travme.

The analysis of the results of treatment of 818 sufferers with severe craniocerebral trauma was carried out. Among the patients, 102 had associated injuries to the abdominal organs. The difficulties of timely diagnosis were related to atypical manifestation of intraabdominal complications, insufficient pronouncement of clinical symptoms; therefore, the special methods of investigation--roentgenologic, instrumental, the use of liquid-crystal colour thermography acquire special value. The lethality was 37.2%.