Geriatric dosage handbook
Subtitle: including clinical recommendations and monitoring guidelines
By: senior editors : Todd P. Semla, Judith L. Beizer, Martin D. Higbee
Edition: 20th edition.
Series: Lexicomp drug reference handbooks; Lexi-Comp's drug reference handbooks
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer/Lexicomp
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Hudson, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1724
ISBN-13: 9781591953401
Subjects: Drugs; Handbooks, manuals; Dosage; Geriatric pharmacology; Older people; Drug interactions; Chemotherapy; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Administration & dosage; Aged; Drug Interactions; Drug Therapy; Aged, 80 and over; Drug Combinations; Pharmacologie gériatrique; Guides, manuels; Posologie; Personnes âgées; Interactions médicamenteuses; Chimiothérapie; Elderly
Description: "This handbook follows a dictionary-like format, with brand and generic drug names alphabetically organized and cross-referenced. Monographs feature geriatric-sensitive information, including drug interactions and dosing in the elderly, in adults, and in patients with renal and/or hepatic impairment."--Back cover.
Notes: "Updates to this edition -- 11 new drug monographs -- Updated appendix topics : beta blockers ; blood cholesterol management ; osteoporosis management ; oral medications that should not be crushed"--Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.