Lexi-Comp's Geriatric Dosage Handbook, 11/e

Most healthcare professionals are faced with the challenge of administering the appropriate use of medications in older adults. As the population of the elderly grows in the US, this guide can help medical professionals provide more effective care for their patients. In it’s 11th edition, Lexi-Comp’s Geriatric Dosage Handbook features newly improved medications that can be a handy resource for anyone who manages geriatric patients.

This complete resource contains geriatric-sensitive drug information throughout each drug monograph, including extensive information on drug interactions and drug dosing in the elderly and adults, as well as in patients with renal/hepatic impairment.

It features page number cross-references that direct clinicians to additional information fast and proficiently. There are U.S. drug, brand drug, and generic drug name indexes plus international brand name indexes that include trade names for 76 countries, and sections that are alphabetically organized making it as easy to use. This edition also includes:

• 24 new drug monographs
• medication safety issues: new field of information in drug monographs
• extensively updated appendix tables and disease management discussions
• geriatric-sensitive drug monographs
• complete drug interaction information
• complete adult and geriatric dosing
• special geriatric considerations information

For the majority of drugs, precise dosing guidelines for generic patients have not been established and most references do not specifically address the use of medications in older adults. However, this guide has new information from current texts and clinical experiences, emphasizing choices of medication, dosing, and changes in the physical, psychological, and emotional changes that come with aging.

The Lexi-Comp’s Geriatric Dosage Handbook, 11/e is an easy-to-follow guide for healthcare professionals to use as a reference when monitoring the parameters and prescribing medications in older adults.