Geriatric Pharmacotherapy: A Guide for the Helping Professional

Geriatric Pharmacotherapy: A Guide for the Helping Professional provides practical guidelines to help physicians, pharmacists, nurses, physician assistants, and other clinicians manage drug therapy in the elderly. The text hinges on the realization that geriatric care is an individualized art and all members of the health care team have drug therapy responsibilities.
Key Features:
• Numerous insights into the medication needs of the elderly, factors contributing to medication nonadherence, and the pharmacokinetic process in the aging body
• Chapters focused on pharmacotherapy issues related to the major chronic conditions of the elderly: cardiovascular disease, diabetes and thyroid disease, common infections, dermatologic problems, dementia and Alzheimer's disease, depression, and pain
• Practical guidance for the helping professional on improving medication use in the elderly, communicating about natural products,
and ethical and shared patient-provider decision making • Chapter features-overview, case study, key points, references-that make the text useful in the practice setting and classroom alike