Medications for Older People

This book explains pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes that occur with aging. It describes methods to optimize medication use for older people, including pharmacists’ role in medication management review and monitoring, the use of dose administration aids, and deprescribing. It deals with medication use among older people, including prescription, over-the-counter, complementary, and illicit drug use. It has a chapter on medications used in terminal care involving the management of common symptoms and pain management. The book also discusses polypharmacy, high-risk medicines, drug interactions, and transitions of care. It has sections on the quality of medications strategies such as prescribing audits and education/training activities. The book has chapters on neuropsychiatric, genitourinary, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular drugs.