Top Ten Medications to Avoid in the Geriatric Patient – Steven Atkinson

Explore medication dosing guidelines and polypharmacy management principles to ensure safe prescribing in the geriatric patient. Review the top ten medications to avoid and alternatives that can be equally effective.

1. Discuss how to apply age-sensitive principles for medication dosing and management to clinical scenarios.
2. List key questions useful for identifying and managing polypharmacy in older adults.

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• Risks Associated with Anticholinergic Drugs
• The TOP TEN
• 5 Things Patients & Physicians Should Question