Pharmacokinetics and Drug Interactions in the Elderly and Special Issues in Elderly African-American Populations

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Institute of Medicine, Committee on Pharmacokinetics and Drug Interaction in the Elderly (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

56 Seiten

1997
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-05892-6 (ISBN)

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Reports in the popular press about the increasing longevity of Americans and the aging of the baby boom generation are constant reminders that the American population is becoming older. Consequently, an issue of growing medical, health policy, and social concern is the appropriate and rational use of medications by the elderly.

Although becoming older does not necessarily correlate with increasing illness, aging is associated with anatomical and physiological changes that affect how medications are metabolized by the body. Furthermore, aging is often related to an increased frequency of chronic illness (often combined with multiple health problems) and an increased use of medications. Thus, a better understanding of the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs; of the physiologic responses to those medications; as well as of the interactions among multiple medications is crucial for improving the health of older people.

Table of Contents

FRONT MATTER
1 INTRODUCTION
2 WORKSHOP ON PHARMACOKINETICS AND DRUG INTERACTIONS IN THE ELDERLY AND SPECIAL ISSUES IN ELDERLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN POPULATIONS
3 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
APPENDIX: WORKSHOP AGENDA, SPEAKERS, AND PARTICIPANTS

Committee on Pharmacokinetics and Drug Interaction in the Elderly, Institute of Medicine

1 FRONT MATTER; 2 1 INTRODUCTION; 3 2 WORKSHOP ON PHARMACOKINETICS AND DRUG INTERACTIONS IN THE ELDERLY AND SPECIAL ISSUES IN ELDERLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN POPULATIONS; 4 3 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; 5 APPENDIX: WORKSHOP AGENDA, SPEAKERS, AND PARTICIPANTS

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.9.1997
Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
ISBN-10	0-309-05892-9 / 0309058929
ISBN-13	978-0-309-05892-6 / 9780309058926
Zustand	Neuware