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Older adults often take multiple medications and have unique concerns about prescription drugs. This book provides newly updated and detailed profiles of hundreds of the most commonly prescribed drugs for seniors.
"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/
The opioid crisis in the United States has come about because of excessive use of these drugs for both legal and illicit purposes and unprecedented levels of consequent opioid use disorder (OUD). More than 2 million people in the United States are estimated to have OUD, which is caused by prolonged use of prescription opioids, heroin, or other illicit opioids. OUD is a life-threatening condition associated with a 20-fold greater risk of early death due to overdose, infectious diseases, trauma, and suicide. Mortality related to OUD continues to escalate as this public health crisis gathers momentum across the country, with opioid overdoses killing more than 47,000 people in 2017 in the United States. Efforts to date have made no real headway in stemming this crisis, in large part because tools that already existâ€"like evidence-based medicationsâ€"are not being deployed to maximum impact. To support the dissemination of accurate patient-focused information about treatments for addiction, and to help provide scientific solutions to the current opioid crisis, this report studies the evidence base on medication assisted treatment (MAT) for OUD. It examines available evidence on the range of parameters and circumstances in which MAT can be effectively delivered and identifies additional research needed.
With an understanding upbeat tone--using charts, tables, examples--and drawing on a wealth of information compiled from physicians, consumers and pharmacology experts, this is the utmost comprehensive guide to drugs and their effects on older adults.
Provides information on the names, interactions, and therapeutic uses of prescription drugs and discusses the side effects for older people
With conflicting medical conditions, physical limitations and the wide number of prescriptions available, many middle-aged and elderly people find the task of taking medications confusing, difficult, and sometimes dangerous. The editors of Consumer Guide understand, and now they've taken the frustration out of the process! With detailed profiles of the most common prescriptions for people over 40 and a completely cross-referenced brand name index, this is the definitive guide to taking medication safely and effectively.
This report provides a definition of polypharmacy, considers the evidence around medicines management and concludes that there is a need for guidelines on the treatment of multi-morbidity and that clinicians need to work alongside patients to empower them to make informed decisions about their medication.