Potentially Inappropriate Drugs For Elderly

McGraw-Hill Nurse’s Drug Handbook - Simard Artizan Farm

Appendix I. Potentially inappropriate drugs for elderly patients 1441 Appendix J. Hazardous drugs 1445 Appendix K. Drugs that prolong the QT interval 1447 Appendix L. Most commonly used drugs in nursing specialties 1449 Appendix M. Top 200 most commonly prescribed drugs 1451 Appendix N. Current drug shortages 1454 Selected references 1456 Index ...

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POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE DRUGS FOR ELDERLY …

POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE DRUGS FOR ELDERLY (BEERS LIST)* (PART 1 OF 3) Adapted from: American Geriatrics Society Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. (Table 2). The American Geriatrics Society 2012 Beers Criteria Update Expert Panel. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012;60:616-631. (Rev. 6/2012)

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Anticoagulation Desktop Reference

Elderly 1 D urrent drugs (medication) or alcohol use (1pt each) 1 or 2 TOTAL POINTS Total Points Annual Major bleed risk (%) Intracranial bleeds per 100-pt-yrs3 Major bleed risk category 0 1.13 Low 1 1.02 Low 2 1.88 0.6 Intermediate 3 3.74 0.7 High 4 8.7 1.0 High 5 12.5 1.2 High

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STOPP START criteria - Geri-EM

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DRUG NAME: Cyclophosphamide

2,15 (1-5%) Adapted from standard reference. 1,11 unless specified otherwise.. Cardiac toxicity may occur in patients receiving high-dose cyclophosphamide.High-dose can be defined as 60 mg/kg daily or 120-270 mg/kg over a few days. 11. Other risk factors for developing cardiac toxicity include previous