[Potential interactions of rheumatologic medications in the elderly].

Improving the safety of prescriptions for elderly patients is of substantial interest for physicians of all specialities as well as for general health policy and health services. Owing to the increase in drug prescriptions with age and various drug-drug interactions, the number of adverse drug event-related hospital admissions needs to be minimized as far as possible. Therefore, the present overview focuses on the most important potential drug-drug interactions with a specific focus on antirheumatic medications prescribed for elderly patients.