Fundamentals of geriatric pharmacotherapy
Subtitle: an evidence-based approach
By: [edited by] Lisa C. Hutchison, Rebecca B. Sleeper.
Contributors: Hutchison, Lisa C.; Sleeper, Rebecca B.
Publisher: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Bethesda, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781585282289
Subjects: Geriatric pharmacology; Drug Therapy; Geriatrics -- methods; Aged; Evidence-Based Medicine -- methods; Socioeconomic Factors
Table of contents: title: Challenges in geriatric care / Rebecca B. Sleeper; title: Ethical and socioeconomic considerations / Susan W. Miller; title: Biomedical principles of aging / Lisa C. Hutchison; title: Geriatric assessment / Sunny A. Linnebur; title: Adverse drug events in elderly patients / Rebecca B. Sleeper; title: Polypharmacy and other forms of suboptimal drug use in older patients / Emily R. Hajjar, Joseph T. Hanlon; title: Cardiovascular / Kristin Cook, James E. Tisdale; title: Respiratory issues of aging / Michael R. Brodeur, Sean M. Mirk; title: Renal and urologic disorders / Norma J. Owens, Erica L. Estus; title: Endocrine disorders / Ann L. Hume, Lisa B. Cohen; title: Gastrointestinal (GI) disorders and nutrition / Jeannie Kim Lee; title: The central nervous system / Amie Taggart Blaszczyk, Lisa C. Hutchison; title: Psychiatric disorders / Monica Mathys, Myra T. Belgeri; title: Sensory disorders / Meri Hix; title: Musculoskeletal and connective tissue / Mary Beth O'Connell, Michelle A. Fritsch; title: Hematology and immunology / Sum Lam, James Nawarskas, Angela Cheng-Lai.