Links for healthcare providers
MedWatch: The FDA Medical Products Reporting Program.
MedWatch, the FDA Medical Products
Reporting Program, is an initiative designed both to educate all health
professionals about the critical importance of being aware of, monitoring
for, and reporting adverse events and problems to FDA and/or the
manufacturer and; to ensure that new safety information is rapidly
communicated to the medical community thereby improving patient care. The
purpose of the MedWatch program is to enhance the effectiveness of
postmarketing surveillance of medical products as they are used in
clinical practice and to rapidly identify significant health hazards
associated with these products.
How
to improve health literacy in older people
(from www.therubins.com)
American Society of Consultant Pharmacist's Prescription
For Quality Care :
Preventing
Medication-Related Problems Among Older Americans
Medication
Related Problems in Older Adults This report
provides an overview of all types of medical errors and mistakes,
and makes recommendations for improving the safety of medical
Annual Top 200
Prescriptions from rxlist.com
Making
Prescription Drugs More Affordable for Older Adults
, Center for Aging Research and Educational Services,
School of Social Work, UNC-CH.
Drugs
to be used with caution in the elderly
Drug
Effects in the Elderly: Polypharmacy University
of Florida Continuing Medical Education Program: Healthcare
Management in Older Adults II - slides.
The South African Medicines Formulary: Prescribing for the elderly
Nursing Spectrum's Continuing Education self-study module: Polypharmacy
in the elderly
Position Statements
American Nurses Association (www.ana.org)
Polypharmacy and the Older Adult
Originated by: Council on Gerontological Nursing, Congress of Nursing Practice
Adopted by: ANA Board of Directors
