عنوان

Drugs and the older population /

(Number (ISBN

1860940994

(Number (ISBN

1860946488

(Number (ISBN

9781860940996

(Number (ISBN

9781860946486

Erroneous ISBN

1860940994

Title Proper

Drugs and the older population /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

editors, Peter Crome, Gary Ford.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

River Edge, NJ :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co.,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2000.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xxi, 704 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

1. Pharmacoepidemiology and the elderly / S. Andrade and J. Gurwitz -- 2. Drug use and older people: sociological perspectives / C. Phillipson -- 3. Economic aspects of drugs and older people / A. Earl-Slater -- 4. Pharmacokinetics / S. O'Mahony -- 5. Pharmacodynamics / G.A. Ford -- 6. Adverse drug reactions / P. Crome -- 7. Drug regimen compliance / W. von Renteln-Kruse -- 8. Prescribing for older people in general practice / S. Iliffe -- 9. Optimising drug therapy in hospital / S.H.D. Jackson and G.M. Batty -- 10. Drugs and the developing world / V. Harris and C. Orrell -- 11. Cardiovascular / D.J. Stott -- 12. Drugs and the lung -- COPD, asthma, interstitial lung disease / M. Connolly -- 13. Psychopharmacology / E.G. Pollock and B.H. Mulsant -- 14. Alcohol and the older person / I.B. Crome -- 15. Drugs in stroke / C. Roffe -- 16. Epilepsy / R. Tallis -- 17. The drug treatment of Parkinson's disease in the elderly / J. Meara -- 18. The gastrointestinal system / T. Bowling -- 19. Diabetes mellitus and common endocrine conditions in the elderly / S. Croxson -- 20. Bone disease / R.M. Francis and F.H. Anderson -- 21. Drugs and arthritis / H. Wynne -- 22. Pain relief / P. Crome -- 23. Cancer / M. Gosney -- 24. Continence / J. Malone-Lee -- 25. Conclusions: issues in drug development and clinical trials in older people in the 21st century / P. Crome, G.A. Ford and A. Earl-Slater.

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Text of Note

This book is designed for all those with a scientific interest in drug treatment and the older population. The authors have all been chosen for their expertise in the field and have been drawn from both sides of the Atlantic and South Africa. The contents fall into two parts - general principles of drug use as they apply to the elderly, and specific chapters dealing with common clinical areas. The editors aim to provide a concise up to date, evidence-based, resource book.

Title

Drugs and the older population.

Geriatric pharmacology.

Geriatric pharmacology.

MEDICAL-- Chemotherapy.

MED-- 012000

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Crome, Peter.

Ford, Gary.

Date of Transaction

20200823062430.0

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