The concurrent use of hyponatremia-inducing drugs in older patients, a case report

Abstract

While the value of preventive healthcare services comes up repeatedly, the healthcare professionals are now trying to find solutions for the expanding geriatric population's problems before they occur. The risk of drug-drug interactions may get preventively reduced in older patients with the selection of co-medications that are less likely to interact. The choice of drugs for older patients is crucial when commencing with potential incriminated agents together, such as, serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, diuretics, proton pump inhibitors, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, etc., which could interact with each other and cause hyponatremia in a short period of time. In this paper, a rare case of an older patient with venlafaxineinduced hyponatremia has been presented.