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Autor:
Natalie Espeso, Jeannette Y. Wick
Publikováno v:
The Senior Care Pharmacist. 38:6-15
Almost everyone has sleep problems from time to time, and often, simple nonpharmacologic interventions can improve sleep hygiene. When nonpharmacologic interventions fail, patients often request and may even require treatment with hypnotics. Insomnia
Treating Erectile Dysfunction with Prescription Medications & Natural Products: A Pharmacist’s Guide
Autor:
Jeannette Y. Wick, Justyna Sudyka
Publikováno v:
The Senior Care Pharmacist. 36:632-644
Stigma surrounding erectile dysfunction creates a difficult environment for appropriate management. Knowledge of the condition and treatment options presents a unique opportunity for pharmacists to optimize a safe and affordable plan that meets patie
Autor:
Jeannette Y. Wick, Raquel Mateus
Publikováno v:
The Senior Care Pharmacist. 36:324-330
People have consumed alcohol for centuries. Most clinicians who work with people who have dementia acknowledge that alcohol may cause or exacerbate dementia's symptoms. Alcohol-related dementia (ARD) has been recognized since the 1960s, but clinician
Autor:
Chevannah Hardie, Jeannette Y. Wick
Publikováno v:
The Senior Care Pharmacist. 35:379-387
Skin tears are a common occurrence in older people, though many are unfamiliar with them until late in life. These painful wounds are more likely to occur with age as the skin experiences age-related changes. Numerous factors including declining derm
Autor:
Jeannette Y. Wick
Publikováno v:
The Senior Care Pharmacist. 35:56-67
Increasingly, public policy makers, professional organizations, and academics are discussing social determinants of health—the conditions in which people live, work, and age. The impetus for the discussion is a growing awareness that medication and
Autor:
Monique Miller, Jeannette Y. Wick
Publikováno v:
The Senior Care Pharmacist. 35:3-12
The term "elder orphan" is an emerging description of an individual older than 65 years of age who lacks dependents or close family members on whom to rely for assistance, particularly in dealing with health problems. As the number of elder orphans c
Autor:
Jeannette Y Wick, Danielle McPherson
Publikováno v:
The Senior Care Pharmacist. 34:490-498
In the midst of a national opioid crisis, Americans have a heightened awareness of the potential for prescription drugs that can be abused. One drug—gabapentin—is frequently prescribed in long-term care facilities for seizures and postherpetic ne
Autor:
Jeannette Y Wick, Sonya Kremenchugsky
Publikováno v:
The Senior Care Pharmacist. 34:351-362
Patients with dementia face challenges with medication adherence because of the nature of the disease. Not only is adherence difficult in individuals with dementia, but the majority of this patient population also has comorbidities that make comprehe
Autor:
Jeannette Y Wick
Publikováno v:
The Senior Care Pharmacist. 34:156-167
Pharmacists who work in long-term care—or in any area of health care—are exposed to the health care system on a daily basis. While most of us recognize that the health care system has problems, especially at transitions of care, few of us appreci
Autor:
Krystal Scinto, Jeannette Y Wick
Publikováno v:
The Senior care pharmacist. 35(5)
Anxiety disorders may be the most common mental disorder among older people. Experts estimate the prevalence of anxiety to be between 1.2% and 15% in community samples and 1% and 28% in medical settings. These patients manifest the symptoms of anxiet