Issue

Age-Related Eye Disease and Medication Safety

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The leading cause of vision impairment and blindness in the United States is age-related eye disease, including age-related macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. There are many medication safety issues associated with vision loss. Access to prescription information, including medication labels and usage instructions, is essential for the correct taking of medication.

ARMOR: A Tool to Evaluate Polypharmacy in Elderly Persons

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Background

Point/Counterpoint: Treating Hypertension in the Elderly

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Point: Treating Hypertension in the Elderly

An 83-year-old woman with a prior myocardial infarction (MI) had a blood pressure in the sitting position of 172/90 mm Hg in the right brachial artery and 174/90 mm Hg in the left brachial artery. Her standing blood pressures were similar. Her physician was uncertain whether he should treat her blood pressure because of differing published opinions,1,2 and because of a debate he had heard at a national meeting moderated by the author in which conflicting opinions were expressed.

Study Examines Cumulative Effects of Anticholinergic Medications in Elderly Men

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Many older adults take one or more drugs with anticholinergic effects for health problems such as depression, allergies, incontinence, and gastroesophageal reflux. But a growing number of studies suggest that clinicians should be particularly cautious when prescribing these medications for elderly patients.

Washington Update

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“The stars are aligned” for healthcare reform this year, President Obama declared in early May, as this issue of Annals of Long-Term Care went to press. “We’ve got to get it done this year, both in the House and Senate. We don’t have any excuses.”

What Older Adults and Their Caregivers Need to Know About the 2009 H1N1 Flu ("Swine Flu") (full title below)

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What Older Adults and Their Caregivers Need to Know About the 2009 H1N1 Flu ("Swine Flu"): Advice from the American Geriatrics Society's Foundation for Health in Aging

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American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting: San Diego, CA, May 15-20, 2009

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First Report®

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JAGS Abstracts: From the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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