Medication management in care of older people

Older people and their medicines : health objectives and health initiatives / Tracy Wills -- Physiology of human ageing / Andy Evenden and Karen Gesty -- The application of applied pharmacology to the older person / Maggi Banning -- Medication management and the older person / Maggi Banning -- Medication errors and the older person / Maggi Banning -- Concordance with medication and older people / Maggi Banning -- Neurophysiology, and neuropathology of ageing / Cliff Roberts -- The management of the older person with a long-term condition / Maggi Banning -- The community pharmacist's role in the management of older people and their medicines / Jon Waterfield.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-170) and index.

Medication Management in Care of Older People is an accessible introduction to medication management and its role in the management of older people and their medicines. It addresses key issues in medication management, evaluates professional roles and clinical practice initiatives and explores healthcare policy and prescribing initiatives. This text explores the biology and neurobiology of ageing, pathological conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, medication errors, issues of concordance, long term conditions and the older person, the principles of applied pharmacology and its relationship to older people. Medication Management in Care of Older People will be of interest to health care professionals who either have an interest in medication management and older people, or who are qualified independent or supplementary prescribers, and will enable them to comprehend the principles of applied pharmacology and medication management to enable them to use this knowledge in their daily practice