Drugs for the Geriatric Patient

By Ronald I. Shorr, Nathan Rawls, Angel B. Hoth, et al.

This user-friendly, comprehensive drug reference - point-of-care usage -provides clinical information on more than 1000 drugs and their use in geriatric patients. In addition to dosage information and clinical indications, this reference also addresses the challenging issues of drug-drug and drug-disease interactions, polypharmacy, toxicity, compromised renal and hepatic function, withdrawal events, and more. Useful summary sections provide 'at a glance' conclusions, recommendations and clinical pearls. Get comprehensive guidance on all the drugs you could conceivably encounter in treating the geriatric patient. Better serve your geriatric patients with dosage and usage guidelines developed specifically for them. Find information quickly using the practical, clinically-focused, full-color format.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416002081
• ISBN13: 9781416002086
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 1408 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.8" x 6.3"