Handbook of geriatric drug therapy

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書誌事項

Handbook of geriatric drug therapy

[foreword by Kathleen Fletcher]

Springhouse, c2000

タイトル別名

Geriatric drug therapy

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注記

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This one-of-a-kind guide covers how to safely prescribe and administer drugs to the elderly. Readers find guidelines for nearly 800 drugs, proven strategies for improving patient compliance, and drug updates on the Internet. Contents include effects of aging on drug therapy; drug entries alphabetized by generic name; components of analgesic combination products; creatinine clearance calculations; HCFA guidelines for using antipsychotics, anxiolytics, sedatives, and other drugs in long-term care facilities; adverse reactions misinterpreted as age-related changes; age-related changes in laboratory values; and a photoguide to tablets and capsules

目次

  • A guide to abbreviations
  • physical effects of ageing on drug therapy
  • patterns of drug use and adverse drug effects
  • interventions to improve compliance
  • managing pain in the geriatric patient
  • A-to-Z entries by generic name
  • photoguide to tablets and capsules
  • 20 drugs geriatric patients shouldn't receive
  • drugs that commonly cause adverse effects in geriatric patients
  • drugs associated with withdrawal syndromes in geriatric patients
  • drugs that contribute to cognitive dysfunction in geriatric patients
  • creatinine clearance calculations for dose adjustments in geriatric patients
  • guidelines for using antipsychotic, anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs in geriatric patients
  • maximum daily doses of antidepressant, antipsychotic and hypnotic drugs in geriatric patients
  • guidelines for using anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs to long-term residents.

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