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Drug Therapy for the Elderly

Martin Wehling (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
XV, 356 Seiten
2012 | 2013
Springer Wien (Verlag)
978-3-7091-0911-3 (ISBN)

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With people aged 65 years and older currently making up the fastest growing age group throughout the world, the demographic revolution of an aging society will inevitably lead to increased pressure to develop a rationalistic and age-tailored process of diagnosis and treatment among the elderly. As aging people often suffer from several chronic diseases and are being treated with multiple medications concurrently, unwanted drug interactions occur more frequently.
Whereas recent approaches have recommended to remove particular drugs from the medication regimen to avoid adverse effects, Drug Therapy for the Elderly underlines both indispensable and dispensable elements of drug treatment in order to provide an overall assessment of drugs suitable for the aged. In view of the multi-morbidity and polypharmacy situations experienced by elderly patients, this book takes into account the special needs and requirements shown by this group, thus serving as a timely reference for physicians who treat the elderly.

With people aged 65 years and older currently making up the fastest growing age group throughout the world, the demographic revolution of an aging society will inevitably lead to increased pressure to develop a rationalistic and age-tailored process of diagnosis and treatment among the elderly. As aging people often suffer from several chronic diseases and are being treated with multiple medications concurrently, unwanted drug interactions occur more frequently.

Whereas recent approaches have recommended to remove particular drugs from the medication regimen to avoid adverse effects, Drug Therapy for the Elderly underlines both indispensable and dispensable elements of drug treatment in order to provide an overall assessment of drugs suitable for the aged. In view of the multimorbidity and polypharmacy situations experienced by elderly patients, this book takes into account the special needs and requirements shown by this group, thus serving as a timely reference for physicians who treat the elderly.

Martin Wehling ist Lehrstuhlinhaber für Klinische Pharmakologie der Universität Heidelberg in Mannheim.

Foreword.-

Part 1: General aspects.-

Part 2: Special considerations with regard to organ systems based on geriatric clinical importance.-

Part 3: Pharmacotherapy and geriatric syndromes.-

Part 4: Further problem areas in gerontopharmacotherapy and pragmatic recommendations.

From the reviews:

"This book explores the issues specific to prescribing medications to the elderly. ... This book does require some basic understanding of physiology, but it is fascinating reading for clinicians with that basic understanding. ... It does a very impressive job of covering what happens in aging. ... This is a most interesting book. It has tremendous value in academic settings with medical students, social workers, nurses, etc., as it is one of the more complete books on the subject of therapies for the elderly." (Vincent F. Carr, Doody's Review Service, January, 2013)

Erscheint lt. Verlag 3.9.2012
Zusatzinfo XV, 356 p. 53 illus., 35 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Vienna
Sprache englisch
Original-Titel Arzneitherapie für Ältere
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 650 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Geriatrie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
Schlagworte Arzneitherapie • Arzneitherapie / Arzneibehandlung • drug therapy • elderly • Geriatrics • Geriatrie • Multimorbidity • pharmacotherapy • Polypharmacy • Serious adverse effects
ISBN-10 3-7091-0911-6 / 3709109116
ISBN-13 978-3-7091-0911-3 / 9783709109113
Zustand Neuware
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