Medication Utilization
Understanding Potential Medication Problems of the Elderly
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Health Care Issues, Aging, Self Help
| Author: | National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly | ISBN: | 1230000011875 |
| Publisher: | NICE | Publication: | August 16, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly |
| ISBN: | 1230000011875 |
| Publisher: | NICE |
| Publication: | August 16, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
WHAT ARE MEDICATION UTILIZATION PROBLEMS AMONG THE ELDERLY?
A useful model for understanding potential medication problems for elderly patients is reviewed in a series of guidelines contained in the Drug-related Problems Model.
• The patient has a medical condition for which a medication is indicated but the patient has not been prescribed a medication
• The wrong medication has been prescribed for a specific condition
• The dose of the drug is too low for a therapeutic effect
• The dose of the drug is too high causing possible toxicity or other adverse effects
• Patient becomes symptomatic because of a side effect or adverse reaction to a drug
• Food-drug, drug-drug, or disease-drug interactions are (is) present which in turn cause another medical problem
WHAT ARE MEDICATION UTILIZATION PROBLEMS AMONG THE ELDERLY?
A useful model for understanding potential medication problems for elderly patients is reviewed in a series of guidelines contained in the Drug-related Problems Model.
• The patient has a medical condition for which a medication is indicated but the patient has not been prescribed a medication
• The wrong medication has been prescribed for a specific condition
• The dose of the drug is too low for a therapeutic effect
• The dose of the drug is too high causing possible toxicity or other adverse effects
• Patient becomes symptomatic because of a side effect or adverse reaction to a drug
• Food-drug, drug-drug, or disease-drug interactions are (is) present which in turn cause another medical problem
