Healthy Skepticism Library item: 9327

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Publication type: Journal Article

Dundass H.
Getting the act together
Can Pharm J 1993 Apr; 126:132-133, 135, 138, 141

Abstract:

A discussion of how senior citizens take prescribed drugs, how doctors prescribe them, how pharmacists dispense and monitor them, and how manufacturers market them in Canada is presented. The problems of pharmacists being caught in the middle of cost cutting and placing more emphasis on self-care, physicians prescribing without enough patient information, the vulnerability of elderly patients to increased toxicity and drug interactions, and the role of the Coalition on Medication Use and the Elderly are described.