TY - JOUR
T1 - Topical Medications for Chronic Itch in Older Patients
T2 - Navigating a Pressing Need
AU - Bartley, Brooke
AU - Pierce, Christina
AU - Hivnor, Chad
AU - Valdes-Rodriguez, Rodrigo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.
PY - 2025/3
Y1 - 2025/3
N2 - Chronic itch in older patients is a common problem, with a significant impact on quality of life. Chronic itch in the older population may be attributable to several causes, such as age-related changes, skin conditions, systemic conditions, medications, and psychological conditions. Given the complexity of itch in this population, comorbidities, and polypharmacy in most geriatric patients, treating chronic itch can be challenging for healthcare providers. Therefore, optimized topical treatment regimens are paramount to help these patients and prevent side effects.
AB - Chronic itch in older patients is a common problem, with a significant impact on quality of life. Chronic itch in the older population may be attributable to several causes, such as age-related changes, skin conditions, systemic conditions, medications, and psychological conditions. Given the complexity of itch in this population, comorbidities, and polypharmacy in most geriatric patients, treating chronic itch can be challenging for healthcare providers. Therefore, optimized topical treatment regimens are paramount to help these patients and prevent side effects.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85217183706
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85217183706#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1007/s40266-024-01174-1
DO - 10.1007/s40266-024-01174-1
M3 - Review article
C2 - 39883297
AN - SCOPUS:85217183706
SN - 1170-229X
VL - 42
SP - 213
EP - 233
JO - Drugs and Aging
JF - Drugs and Aging
IS - 3
M1 - 561018
ER -