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PMID: 20890473 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Balancing medication use in the elderly is a complex task, made more difficult by the physiological changes and increased burden of disease seen with aging. OBJECTIVE: This article reviews recent literature and outlines the basic principles and problems of medication use in older people, and provides potential strategies to optimise prescribing. DISCUSSION: Competing risks and benefits complicate medication use in the elderly. General practitioners need to be aware of these risks and benefits in order to tailor the most appropriate treatment regimen to each individual patient. |
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Authors:
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Edwina Holbeach; Paul Yates |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Australian family physician Volume: 39 ISSN: 0300-8495 ISO Abbreviation: Aust Fam Physician Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-04 Completed Date: 2011-01-28 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0326701 Medline TA: Aust Fam Physician Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 728-33 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Aged Care and Rehabilitation Austin Health/Northern Health, Melbourne, Victoria. edwina.holbeach@nh.org.au |
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Aged Aging / physiology Australia Drug Prescriptions* General Practice Humans Patient Compliance Physician's Practice Patterns* Quality of Health Care Review Literature as Topic |
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