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Polypharmacy in older adults

Name: Polypharmacy in older adults
Creator: Gerri Kaufman
Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences, Education, Nursing, Continuing, 0302 clinical medicine, Polypharmacy, Humans, Drug Interactions, Pharmacokinetics, Risk Assessment, State Medicine, United Kingdom

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 25 May 2011 English Publisher:RCN Publishing Ltd.Journal:Nursing Standard, volume 25, pages 49-55 (issn: 0029-6570, eissn: 2047-9018,

Authors: Gerri Kaufman;

doi: 10.7748/ns.25.38.49.s53 , 10.7748/ns2011.05.25.38.49.c8533

pmid: 21706978

Polypharmacy in older adults

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Abstract

This article explores the issue of polypharmacy in older adults. The physiological changes in organ function in older people and the effect of this on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics are discussed. The risks of adverse drug reactions and adverse drug interactions linked to polypharmacy are explored. Strategies to achieve optimal prescribing in older people are considered.

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University of York
United Kingdom

Keywords

Education, Nursing, Continuing, Polypharmacy, Humans, Drug Interactions, Pharmacokinetics, Risk Assessment, State Medicine, United Kingdom, Aged

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