Geriatric Pharmacotherapy: Why It's Important 2020 PDF
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Des Moines University
2024
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This presentation discusses the importance of geriatric pharmacotherapy, focusing on the growing proportion of older adults who utilize prescription drugs. The presentation also examines factors contributing to challenges in providing optimal care, such as increasing drug availability, the expanding FDA and off-label indications, and rapidly changing formularies.
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2020 Why Geriatric Pharmacotherapy is Important People>65 Now, people age 65+ are 13% of US population, buy 33% of prescription drugs Prescrip ons People>65 t 1 April 2024 People65 People>65 People
2020 Why Geriatric Pharmacotherapy is Important People>65 Now, people age 65+ are 13% of US population, buy 33% of prescription drugs Prescrip ons People>65 t 1 April 2024 People65 People>65 People
