• J Am Med Dir Assoc · Jul 2007

    Review

    Pharmacological treatment of geriatric cachexia: evidence and safety in perspective.

    • Shing-Shing Yeh, Sherri Lovitt, and Michael W Schuster.
    • Northport VAMC, Geriatric division, Northport, NY 11768, USA. shingshing.yeh@med.va.gov
    • J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2007 Jul 1; 8 (6): 363-77.

    AbstractAnticachexic or antisarcopenic medications are prescribed worldwide for geriatric patients with poor appetite and associated weight loss. They represent a valuable treatment option for managing cachexia. However, the well-publicized adverse reports about these medications in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and in the cancer population has led to some concern and much subsequent discussion over the safety of these medications being used in geriatric population. This review looks at the evidence in relation to the benefits and risks of these medications and discusses what we know about their use in the geriatric population.

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