A medication or medicine is a drug taken to cure and/or ameliorate any symptoms of an illness or medical condition, or may be used as preventive medicine that has future benefits but does not treat any existing or pre-existing diseases or symptoms.
Extracted from www.wikipedia.org.
Geriatric Consultant Resources, LLC
– Ann Arbor, US-based corporation specializing in the educational and research needs of pharmacists, physicians, and other healthcare professionals responsible for providing pharmacotherapy to the elderly in senior care settings.
Direct link: Geriatric Consultant Resources, LLC
Senior Pharmassist
– A program in Durham County that helps older adults with limited incomes purchase medications and coordinates with their healthcare providers to ensure effective and affordable medications for them.
Withdrawal of Haloperidol, Thioridazine, and Lorazepam in the Nursing Home
– Study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, which indicates that patient behavior in the nursing home setting isn’t significantly affected when drug therapy is halted.
(August 09, 1999)
Should Medicare Cover Prescription Drugs?
– Full-text article provided by the National Center for Policy Analysis.
(April 09, 1999)
