Handbook of Geriatric Drug Therapy

• ISBN13: 9780874349986
• ISBN10: 0874349982
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Contributors	iv
Foreword	v
How to use this book	vi
A guide to abbreviations	viii
Effects of aging on drug therapy	1	(970)
Improving patient compliance	6	(3)
Generic drugs in alphabetical order	9	(495)
Photoguide to tablets and capsules	504	(451)
Appendices
1. Components of analgesic combination products	955	(3)
2. Adverse reactions misinterpreted as age-related changes	958	(2)
3. Creatinine clearance calculations	960	(1)
4. Using antipsychotics in long-term care facilities	961	(2)
5. Using anxiolytics and sedatives in long-term care facilities	963	(2)
6. Unnecessary drugs in long-term care facilities	965	(2)
7. Age-related changes in laboratory values	967	(2)
8. Resources of geriatric care	969	(2)
Acknowledgments	971	(2)
Index	973