How do middle-aged and elderly people use medicine

Author: Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
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Publish Date: 1998-04-01
Features: As people age, their physical strength and bodily functions decline accordingly. In addition to being more prone to illness, their medication needs also differ from those of younger individuals. How middle-aged and elderly people should take medication has become a specialized issue. This book addresses this problem by explaining basic drug knowledge, proper medication methods, and side effects, with the hope of providing some reference for medication use among middle-aged and elderly people. As people age, their physical strength and bodily functions decline accordingly. In addition to being more prone to illness, their medication needs also differ from those of younger individuals. How middle-aged and elderly people should take medication has become a specialized issue. This book addresses this problem by explaining basic drug knowledge, proper medication methods, and side effects, with the hope of providing some reference for medication use among middle-aged and elderly people.