Medicine (MED)

1. Reading

• Required Readings:
  • 1. Drug Prescribing for Elderly Patients
     
    Chutka DS, Evans JM. Symposium on Geriatrics, Part I: Drug Prescribing for Elderly Patients. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 1995 July; 70(7):685-693.
  • 2. Using Medications Appropriately in Older Adults
     
    Williams C. Using Medications Appropriately in Older Adults. American Family Physician. 2002; 66(10):1917-1924.
• Recommended Readings:
  • 3. Updating the Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
     
    Beers M. Updating the Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. Archives of Internal Medicine 2003 Dec; 163:2716-2829.
  • 4. International Review Syllabus in Geriatrics - Aging and Drug Action
     
    International Review Syllabus in Geriatrics - Aging and Drug Action by Healthandage.com, Novartis Foundation for Gerontology and the American Geriatrics Society.
  • 5. Drug Use in the Nursing Home
     
    Avorn J, Gurwitz JH. Diagnosis and Treatment: Drug Use in the Nursing Home. Annals of Internal Medicine 1995;123:195-204.
  • 6. Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in the Community-Dwelling Elderly
     
    Zhan C, et.al. Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in the Community-Dwelling Elderly. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2001;286(22): 2823-2829.

2. Complete the Polypharmacy module on this website