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Appropriate prescribing in older people

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2007

Indranil Mukhopadhyay ,
Frank Lally  and
Peter Crome
Indranil Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
City General Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK
Frank Lally
Affiliation:
Keele University Medical School, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK
Peter Crome*
Affiliation:
Keele University Medical School, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Professor P Crome, Keele University Medical School, Courtyard Annexe, City General Hospital, Newcastle Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 6QG.
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As people age they almost invariably develop diseases which lead to the prescription of drugs – both to prevent disease progression and for symptomatic relief. Unfortunately, drug treatment in later life is also problematic. There is a dearth of evidence on the efficacy of drugs in people over the age of 80, and members of this age group are at highest risk of adverse drug reactions (ADR).

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Clinical geriatrics
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Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , May 2007 , pp. 139 - 151
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