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Understanding the physiological effects of ageing is essential for nurse prescribers to ensure safe and appropriate medication management in older adults.
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Nurse prescribers must consider the physiological effects of aging on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics when prescribing for older adults.
The National Service Framework for Older People (DH, 2001) was developed in response to the need for increased pharmacovigilence with regard to the prescribing of medication for people with increasing age. The effects of ageing on the ability of the body to respond to the effects of medication is fairly widely researched. Nurse prescribers should understand the effects of age on how the body handles medication and consider the implications of age when prescribing medication to older people.
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Maggi Banning (2004) conducted a review in Medication prescribing in older adults. Pharmacovigilance and appropriate prescribing was evaluated. Understanding the physiological effects of ageing is essential for nurse prescribers to ensure safe and appropriate medication management in older adults.
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