MEDICATION
Assessment Tools
John A Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing. Try this series: Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in the Elderly
American Medical Directors Association. Multidisciplinary Medication Management Tool Kit (for Long term Care).
Assessment for High Risk Medications in Elderly
Salzman, C. (1998). Clinical Geriatric Psychopharmacology. Baltimore, MD: Williams- Wilkins. Assessment for High Risk Medications in the Elderly.pdf
Flaherty, J. H. (1998). Psychotherapeutic agents in older adults. Commonly prescribed and over-the-counter remedies: causes of confusion. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 14(1), 101-27. Reprinted with permission from publisher. Acute Change in Mental Status Mnemonic.pdf
Hanlon et al. (2000). Recent advances in geriatrics: Drug-related problems in the elderly. The Annals Pharmacotherapy, 34(3):360-5. Reprinted with permission from the publisher. Drug-Disease Interactions.pdf
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