Corticosteroids are safe and very useful drugs for the elderly, which form part of General Health Programs. It must be borne in mind that the elderly are more susceptible to alterations of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, so a slow and gradual descent and close monitoring during dose reduction are necessary. Glucocorticoids also present adverse effects at the level of the central nervous system, such as depression, mania, delirium, psychosis and cognitive disorders in the elderly.
Musculoskeletal diseases are important health problems worldwide, which will increase as the population ages with an impact on all stages of the life of society, and primarily in health systems. From its early differential diagnosis and adequate treatment (non-pharmacological and pharmacological) the relief of musculoskeletal pain associated with these pathologies in the elderly will depend to a great extent. The prevalence of fibromyalgia is increases with age, estimated at 10% in the elderly.
