Dr Alpana Mair A.Mair@napier.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Safe Prescribing and Monitoring in the Older Person
Mair, Alpana Rajesh; Mair, Amil Rajesh; Hilmer, Sarah; Kouladjian O’Donnell, Lisa
Authors
Amil Rajesh Mair
Sarah Hilmer
Lisa Kouladjian O’Donnell
Contributors
Jimmy Jose
Editor
Anthony R. Cox
Editor
Vibhu Paudyal
Editor
Abstract
This chapter will consider the main factors that increase the risk of adverse drug reactions and events in older people. This will include changes in physiology that affect the older person. It will also outline how older people should be prioritized for medication review and the monitoring that is needed to minimize harm, while optimizing patient outcomes from the use of medications. The chapter will also discuss the essential factors to be considered while prescribing and the monitoring that is needed to improve medication use and safety in this group. Various tools and methods that could be employed when prescribing and selecting medications that are considered appropriate for this population, including tools to review appropriate prescribing, monitoring of medication use, at the various levels of delivery of patient care and at a systems level, will be discussed. Medications which require special consideration among this group of patients will also be discussed, including review of existing medication and, in particular, the importance of patient prioritization due to high-risk medication use. Case studies will be used to illustrate how a person-centered approach can be taken in the reviews, including shared decision-making.
Citation
Mair, A. R., Mair, A. R., Hilmer, S., & Kouladjian O’Donnell, L. (2024). Safe Prescribing and Monitoring in the Older Person. In J. Jose, A. R. Cox, & V. Paudyal (Eds.), Principles and Practice of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety (459-482). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51089-2_20
Online Publication Date | Aug 6, 2024 |
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Publication Date | 2024 |
Deposit Date | May 2, 2022 |
Publisher | Springer |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Pages | 459-482 |
Book Title | Principles and Practice of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety |
ISBN | 978-3-031-51088-5 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51089-2_20 |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2868736 |
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