Geriatric pharmacology is a challenging field of medical practice. This is because aging causes changes in body structure, function, composition, and metabolic pathways. In addition, older adults have ...

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance on the content and placement of information specific to geriatric patients in drug and biologic labeling. The guidance document, ...

Dermatology Nursing. 2004;16(6):547-548. The adapted Beers' Criteria (HCFA Guidelines for Potentially Inappropriate Medications in the Elderly) identifies medications noted by an expert panel to have ...

Multiple comorbidities and medications are prevalent in older cancer populations, who may benefit from structured medication reviews by specialist geriatricians. Geriatric adults with cancer often ...

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While medication errors are still a frequent occurrence in nursing homes, their impact on the actual health of patients is limited, suggests new study findings published in the Journal of the American ...

Planning an enhanced telemedicine program for prostate cancer care: A qualitative assessment of patients,’ clinicians’, and other key stakeholders' interest and needs. Summary of medication ...

With accelerated population ageing and the growing prevalence of multimorbidity, polypharmacy in older adults has become a major challenge for medication safety and treatment effectiveness.

Click here to download an Easy-to-Read version of the report. Too many times I’m given too many pills…. [Until they wear off], I can’t even talk. I have a thick tongue when they do that. I ask them ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Upon nursing home admission, the admitting clinician assesses the appropriateness of each medication in context ...