TY - JOUR
T1 - Geriatric pharmacology
T2 - Safer prescribing for the elderly patient
AU - Wright, Rollin M.
AU - Warpula, Rick W.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Adverse drug effects are common in elderly patients but can often be avoided. Judicious prescribing practices require the clinician to be aware of age-related changes in drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination. Clinicians may need to adjust drug dose, frequency, or the choice of drug altogether as they consider the physiologic changes of aging. This article reviews prescribing situations with elderly patients commonly encountered by the podiatric physician. Strategies for medication management are provided to minimize the risk of adverse drug events in the older patient.
AB - Adverse drug effects are common in elderly patients but can often be avoided. Judicious prescribing practices require the clinician to be aware of age-related changes in drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination. Clinicians may need to adjust drug dose, frequency, or the choice of drug altogether as they consider the physiologic changes of aging. This article reviews prescribing situations with elderly patients commonly encountered by the podiatric physician. Strategies for medication management are provided to minimize the risk of adverse drug events in the older patient.
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U2 - 10.7547/87507315-94-2-90
DO - 10.7547/87507315-94-2-90
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15028786
AN - SCOPUS:1842735325
SN - 8750-7315
VL - 94
SP - 90
EP - 97
JO - Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
JF - Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
IS - 2
ER -