Topic: Medication safety

 
Medication Safety

Record the medication list of an elder, disabled or chronically ill person (patient) that takes at least five (5) prescription medications and at least 1 herbal
supplement.

Use this hyperlink to view: The 2012 American Geriatrics Society Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults.

Next, follow this link, http://www.itmonline.org/arts/herbdrug2.htm to determine if your client’s medications/supplements have possible interactions.

Complete:
All demographic data
List all prescription medications & non-prescription medications/supplements.
Determine if there is any potential harmful prescriptions through review of the BEERS list and the “Checking for Possible Drug-Herb Interactions” web page.
Review the BEERS List and denote with a checkmark if the medication is included on the BEERS List
Provide an analysis of potential interactions.
Suggest an alternative, but safer medication/supplement, keeping in mind that prescription medications are specific to the patient condition.
Provide two points of patient teaching related to this medication review.
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