Handbook of pharmacology of aging

Author(s)

• Snyder, David L. (David Leroy)
• Roberts, Jay
• Friedman, Eitan

Bibliographic Information

Handbook of pharmacology of aging

edited by Jay Roberts, David L. Snyder, Eitan Friedman

（Handbooks of pharmacology and toxicology / series editor Mannfred A. Hollinger）

CRC Press, c1996

2nd ed

Uniform Title

CRC handbook of pharmacology of aging

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

As adaptive capacities decline, and disease increases, the elderly become major consumers of drugs. Because of the special needs of older patients, physicians, geriatricians, health providers, and researchers must know how the aging process changes the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of drugs prescribed to the elderly. The Second Edition of this essential handbook is an up-to-date source that analyses the major drug groups, the disorders they treat, and the age-associated changes in cellular processes that affect drug action. Disorders prevalent in older people, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, are examined in great detail. The book also discusses a wide range of drugs, including bronchodilators for asthma, nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs for arthritis, antibiotics, and treatments for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mental disorders. The handbook also provides insight into future research problems dealing with the expanding aging population, their drug usage, and increasing adverse drug reactions.

Table of Contents

Pharmacokinetics, N.D. Eddington Adernergic Function in Aging: Focus on the Cardiovascular System, N. Tumer and P.J. Scarpace Cholinergic Regulation of Heart Function in Aging, N. Narayanan Antihypertensive and Vasodilator Drugs in Aging, J.R. Docherty Antiarrhythmic Drugs-Agents Affecting Myocardial Excitability, R.A. Josephson and L.E. Fisher-Katz Use of Diuretic Agents in the Elderly, C. Harakal The Effect of Age on Bronchodilators Used to Treat Asthma, J. Roberts, D.L. Snyder, and M.D. Johnson Sedatives, Hypnotics, Alcohol, and Anticonvulsants, P.I. Markowitz Parkinson's Disease and Aging: Pharmacological Approaches to Understanding the Disease, D.R. Lynch and H. Hurtig Antipsychotic Drugs, A.S. Undie and E. Friedman Pharmacology of Antidepressants in the Elderly, M. Yamada and E. Richelson Nootropics and Agents for Treating Alzheimer's Disease, J.C. Soares and S. Gershon Agents Used in Anemia Disorders of the Elderly, W. Fried Agents Used in Coagulation Disorders of the Elderly, J.B. Miller Antihyperlipidemic Agents, J.M. Morgan Use of Antibacterial Agents in the Elderly, A.J. Piraino Pharmacology of Cancer Chemotherapeutic and Immunotherapeutic Agents with Comments on the Effects of Age, T.L. Loo, E.J. Freireich, and H.G. Mandel Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, J.D. Winkler Index

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Details

• NCID: BA29768588
• ISBN:
  • 0849383064
• LCCN: 96014773
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
• Pages/Volumes: 373 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RC953.7
  • DC20 : 615.5/8/0846
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Geriatric pharmacology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA2708758X