Prescribing and medicines management in older people
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Prescribing and medicines management in older people

Gerri Kaufman Lecturer in health sciences and continuing professional development lead, Department of Health Sciences, University of York

The aim of this article is to explore prescribing and medicines management in older people. The author discusses the physiological changes that occur as people age and how these changes affect the use of drugs in this group. Additionally, inappropriate prescribing with specific reference to polypharmacy in older people is explored. Finally, drugs that should be used with care are highlighted.

Nursing Older People. 25, 7, 33-41. doi: 10.7748/nop2013.09.25.7.33.e441

Correspondence

gerri.kaufman@york.ac.uk

Peer review

This article has been subject to double blind peer review

Conflict of interest

None declared

Received: 14 January 2013

Accepted: 13 May 2013

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