(MMA) Part D. Several publications, including this lournal, 1 have reviewed the pros and
cons of the new prescription drug benefit. However, MMA Part D has several clinical …

As the US population ages and greater demands are placed on the health care, system,
national and state government leaders, insurance companies, corporations with health …

Clinicians have become more aware of the increasing complexity of caring for older adults.
Multiple patient comorbidities coupled with numerous medications, both prescribed and over …

Older adults are being prescribed increasing numbers of medications. For example, in 2000,
24% of Americans 65 years of age or older used 5 or more prescription drugs. By 2012, that …

It has long been recognized that older adults may respond differently to medications than
younger adults. Underlying mechanisms are potential differences in the pharmacokinetics or …

Older adults' inappropriate use of over-the-counter medications (OTCs) is prevalent and
comprises:(1) Drug-Age misuse–medication risks due to advanced age,(2) Drug-Drug …

Effective health care is a core determinant of successful aging, and medications are one of
the most important therapeutic tools of health care providers. Most older adults use at least …

Older adults' use of over‐the‐counter (OTC) medications is usually a self‐initiated behavior
that may have important health consequences. A sample of 186 adults age 65 years and …

Objectives To identify the practical problems that older people experience with the daily use
of their medicines and their management strategies to address these problems and to …

SIR—Muensterer et al. describe a patient with acute hyperkalaemic paralysis caused by
erroneous over-the-counter (OTC) potassium supplementation and initially interpreted as …