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Polypharmacy, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
- 1st Edition, Volume 38-4 - October 9, 2022
- Editors: Edward Schneider, Brandon K. Koretz
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 6 1 9 7 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 6 0 4 3 - 4
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editors Edward Schneider and Brandon K. Koretz bring their considerable expertise to the topic of polypharmacy.
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Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in polypharmacy, providing actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.
Pharmacology, Gerontology
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- Polypharmacy in Older Adults
- Key points
- Introduction
- Basic pharmacology and aging
- Drug-drug interactions in older adults
- Drug-disease interactions
- Prescribing cascade
- Potentially inappropriate medications
- Optimizing prescribing
- Summary
- Polypharmacy in Hypertension: Should Hypertensive Therapy Be Re-evaluated Periodically?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Differential diagnosis
- Treatment guidelines
- Physical examination: considerations in polypharmacy
- Unique challenges in the older adult
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Polypharmacy in Treatment of Behavioral Issues in Dementia—Use of Atypical Antipsychotics
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Polypharmacy in Nursing Homes
- Key points
- Introduction
- Nursing homes in the United States
- Concern of polypharmacy in nursing homes
- Evaluation of polypharmacy in the nursing home
- Deprescribing in the nursing home
- Polypharmacy and key medications used in the nursing home
- Barriers to deprescribing
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Polypharmacy in the Hospitalized Older Adult: Considerations for Safe and Effective Treatment
- Key points
- Introduction
- Emergency room and admission
- Hospitalization
- Hospital discharge and transitions of care
- Tools to Help Clinicians Reduce Polypharmacy
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Polypharmacy in the Homebound Population
- Key points
- Background
- Clinics care points
- Polypharmacy in Hospice and Palliative Care
- Key points
- Introduction
- Antiplatelet and anticoagulant medications
- Dementia medications
- Lipid-lowering agents
- Type 2 diabetes medications
- Antihypertensives
- Inhalers
- Osteoporosis medications
- Proton pump inhibitors
- Vitamins and mineral supplements
- Toolkits
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Polypharmacy in Oncology
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Polypharmacy in Osteoporosis Treatment
- Key points
- Case presentation
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Polypharmacy in the Emergency Department
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Medication reconciliation and review
- Tools to address polypharmacy and optimize prescribing
- Electronic medical records
- Deprescribing and de-escalating medication therapy
- Clinics care points
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 38-4
- Published: October 9, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323961974
- eBook ISBN: 9780323960434
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Edward Schneider
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Gerontology, Medicine and Biology, Emeritus Dean of the Andrus Gerontology Center, USC Leonard Davis School of GerontologyBK
Brandon K. Koretz
Affiliations and expertise
Co-Chief of Division of Geriatric Medicine, Carol and Jim Collins Endowed Chair, Professor of Clinical Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA