书目名称 | Medication Management in Older Adults | 副标题 | A Concise Guide for | 编辑 | Susan Koch,F. Michael Gloth,Rhonda Nay | 视频video | | 概述 | Concise, easy-to-read overview of medication management in older adults | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | Medication use is the predominant form of health intervention in our society. And as we age, the likelihood of medication use increases dramatically, with more than 80 percent of those over age 65 using one or more medications.Along with that, the potential for medication errors also increases. Indeed adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and adverse drug events (ADEs) are a significant problem in older adults.Written in a practical format by contributors from Australia and the United States, Medication Management in Older Adults: A Concise Guide for Clinicians presents the available evidence on research interventions designed to reduce the incidence of medication errors in older adults, with a focus on acute, subacute, and residential (long-term) care settings.Because medication errors can occur at all stages in the medication process, from prescription by physicians to delivery of medication to the patient by nurses, and in any site in the health system, it is essential that interventions be targeted at all aspects of medication delivery. Chapters cover the principles of medical ethics in relation to medication management;common medication errors in the acute care sector; medication mana | 出版日期 | Book 2010 | 关键词 | age; drug; ethics; kinetics; nutrition; pharmacodynamics; pharmacokinetics; pharmacy; research | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-457-9 | isbn_softcover | 978-1-60327-456-2 | isbn_ebook | 978-1-60327-457-9 | copyright | Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010 |
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