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.
- 1. Drug Prescribing for Elderly Patients
- 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.
- 3. Updating the Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults