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GeriRxFiles 3rd Edition - Assessing Medications in Older Adults
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Geri-RxFiles is the result of an initiative focused on drug therapy for older adults and long-term care in SK. We hope this resource helps you to navigate the complexities and pitfalls of drug therapy in this age group.  

Note, this book available in a printed, tabbed hardcopy edition. It is also online when you purchase the RxFilesPLUS Online/App subscription, or belong to an RxFiles-PLUS Subscriber Group.

ð 250 pages outlining specific drug therapy considerations for drug prescribing AND deprescribing in older adults & long-term care

ð includes list of problematic medications from the STOPP -2014 & Beers - 2019 Criteria, with discussion of specific concerns and alternatives

ð explores the issues of poly-pharmacy, prescribing cascades & when and how to “deprescribe artfully” in older adults, including tapering recommendations

ð new sections include: How to pick an inhaler, dermatitis, dry eye disease, vaccines.  Also, several sections significantly reworked, expanded and updated. 

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