WINTER 2000-1
Medication and Aging

 

Guest Editor Janice L. Feinberg Introduction - Ensuring Appropriate, Effective, and Safe Medication Use for Older People Consumers, caregivers, and healthcare professionals all have an important role. By Janice L. Feinberg A Guide to Medication and Aging Benefits and concerns. By Kathleen A. Cameron and Anne Werner Richardson Age-Related Changes as a Risk Factor for Medication-Related Problems The same medication often affects older and younger people differently. By Mark H. Beers Medication-Related Problems in Aging: Implications for Professionals and Policy Makers A crucial issue in any debate regarding quality of care, cost containment, and appropriate use of healthcare dollars. By Daniel P. Perry and R. Tim Webster On the Horizon: New Medicines for Older Adults For Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and osteoporosis, to name a few. By Nicole Brandt The Complexity of Medication Compliance in the Elderly: What the Literature Tells Us How can compliance be made easier? By Terry Fulmer, Tae Sook Kim, Kristen Montgomery, and Courtney Lyder

The Medication Information Gap: Older Consumers in the Void Between Direct-to-Consumer Advertising and Professional Care Valuable consumer education or inappropriate intrusion into medical practice? By Lisa A. Foley Appropriate Prescribing for Elders: Disease Management Alone Is Not Enough Use of medications must be balanced with nonpharmacological strategies. By Courtney H. Lyder, Kristopher Fennie, Cheryl Chen, and Terry Fulmer 'Senior Care Pharmacists': Meeting the Challenge of an Aging Population A unique contribution to the healthcare team. By William Simonson How Medicare Beneficiaries Pay for Prescription Drugs How can the mainstay of our healthcare system for older people not provide drug benefits? By Bruce Stuart Herbal Medicine: Use with Caution and Respect Herbal remedies have much in common with prescription drugs. By Brian T Sanderoff Internet Pharmacies: A Practical Analysis of the Issues Legal and ethical as well as healthcare implications. By Tejal U. Gandhi and Bao-Anh Nguyen-Khoa

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