University of Miami division of clinical pharmacology therapeutic rounds: Issues in prescribing for geriatric patients and emerging practice guidelines

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 341-348

  Golden, Adam G ^a,b   Silverman, Michael A ^a,c   Preston, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Stein Gerontological Institute   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Geriatrics; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CAPTOPRIL; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CHLOROTHIAZIDE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CIMETIDINE; CREATININE; CYTOCHROME P450; DIGOXIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DISOPYRAMIDE; FLURAZEPAM; FOSINOPRIL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; IRON; METHYLDOPA; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NITROGEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OMEPRAZOLE; PHENYTOIN; POTASSIUM; RESERPINE; SODIUM; THEOPHYLLINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DYSKINESIA; DYSPEPSIA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GERIATRICS; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; INSOMNIA; LAW; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 0032727918     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045391-199911000-00009     Document Type: Article

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