title: Drug prescribing for the elderly.
abstract: Both the geriatric population of the United States and the use of prescription drugs by this age group continue to increase. Cardiovascular medicines, analgesics, anti-inflammatories, and psychotropic medications are used most commonly. Polypharmacy, defined as a condition in which a patient receives too many drugs, drugs for too long, or drugs in exceedingly high doses, often results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Michocki
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Lamy
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Hooper
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004347:Drug Interactions; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005194:Family Practice; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations