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PCOA-PCP 10: Medication Management in Older Adults
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Target Audience
- Physicians
Description
Practitioners will be able to describe how age-related physiological changes influence drug pharmacodynamics and the epidemiology of medication use in older adults.
Overview
This course describes how age-related physiological changes influence drug pharmacodynamics and the epidemiology of medication use in older adults. After viewing this module, practitioners will be able to utilize the Good-Palliative Geriatric Practice Algorithm to ensure appropriateness of medication regimen for older adults and to evaluate risk factors for adverse drug events.
Learning Outcomes
Describe physiologic changes with aging which influence drug pharmacodynamics.
Discuss the epidemiology of medication use in older adults.
Recognize risk factors for adverse drug events.
Describe the framework for appropriate prescribing in older adults.