Rationalise prescribing and use simple remedies
Linda Nazarko Nurse consultant, Ealing Primary Care Trust
Diane Beck , Community matron, Bournemouth and Poole Community Health Services
Prescribing for older adults requires greater skill levels and caution than prescribing for younger people. The prescriber must take into account age- related changes, possible concordance problems, greater risk of side effects and the effects of polypharmacy.
Nursing Older People.
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doi: 10.7748/nop.21.2.27.s18
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