Older people and their medicines : health objectives and health initiatives / Tracy Wills -- The physiology of human ageing / Andy Evenden and Karen Gesty -- The application of applied pharmacology to the older person / Maggi Banning -- Medication management and the older person / Maggi Banning -- Medication errors and the older person / Maggi Banning -- Concordance with medication and older people / Maggi Banning -- Neurophysiology, and neuropathology of ageing / Cliff Roberts -- The management of the older person with a long term condition / Maggi Banning -- The community pharmacist's role in the management of older people and their medicines / Jon Waterfield
Summary
Medication Management in Care of Older People is an accessible introduction to medication management and its role in the management of older people and their medicines. It addresses key issues in medication management, evaluates professional roles and clinical practice initiatives and explores healthcare policy and prescribing initiatives. This text explores the biology and neurobiology of ageing, pathological conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, medication errors, issues of concordance, long term conditions and the older person, the principles of applied pharmacology and it
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-170) and index
