Pharmacotherapy guidelines for the aged by family doctors for the use of family doctors

Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Jan;47(1):11-22.

Abstract

Part C of the guideline is preceded by Part B General Pharmacology IJCPT. 2008; 46: 600 - 617. Included in Part C are practical guidelines for improving the therapy of some age-specific diseases and problems commonly encountered in general practice. The article in this issue is dedicated to the therapy of Dementia and M. Parkinson. Further guidelines for the other age specific diseases and problems named above will be published in the following issues of IJCPT. An important feature of these guidelines are the inclusion of Levels of Evidence and of the Strength of Recommendations for the therapy which are shown when reliable studies are available. (For both see levels of evidence at the end of this article.).

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Dementia / diagnosis
  • Dementia / drug therapy*
  • Dementia / physiopathology
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Family Practice*
  • Humans
  • Parkinsonian Disorders / diagnosis
  • Parkinsonian Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Parkinsonian Disorders / physiopathology
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'