Prescribing for Elderly Patients [Hardcover]

• A guide for doctors to quickly choose the right drugs in the right dose for the most important clinical problems in the elderly
• Prescribing medications for elderly patients is complex - this book gives clear advice on treatment regimes, drug interactions, adverse effects, and recommended dose changes
• Provides practical help with the problems that can arise in reaching an accurate diagnosis in the elderly, recommends clear treatment options, lists key drug interactions and side effects, and advises when to amend doses

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgement.

1 Clinical Pharmacology of Ageing (Arduino Mangoni, Paul Jansen and Stephen Jackson).

Epidemiology.

Age-related changes in pharmacokinetics.

Age-related changes in pharmacodynamics.

Adverse drug reactions and drug interactions.

Adherence.

Polypharmacy versus appropriate prescribing.

Over-the-counter medicines.

Prescribing audit.

Medication review.

Undertreatment.

References.

2 Dementia, Delirium, Agitation and Behavioural Problems (Catherine Bryant).

Dementia.

Delirium.

Agitation and behavioural problems.

References.

3 Depression in Elderly Patients (Richard Weeks, Ross Kalucy and Jo Hill).

Introduction.

Aetiology.

Signs and symptoms.

Diagnosis.

Therapy.

References.

4 Psychotic Il3&