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Drugs, Ageing and Society: Social and Pharmacological Perspectives

Drugs, Ageing and Society: Social and Pharmacological Perspectives

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Aging

Aging & Elder CareMedical ReferenceProgramming

ISBN10: 1032687770
ISBN13: 9781032687773
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 10 2024
Pages: 188
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

During the 1970s and 1980s prescription and over-the-counter drugs had come to play a major role in the health care of older people. Originally published in 1986, this book reviews the historical background to this development and explores its social and pharmacological implications. The main aim of the study was to provide a critical perspective on drug use together with a framework for developing effective prescribing policies. The authors do not, in developing their arguments, reject the enormous value of drugs in the treatment of many illnesses affecting older people; they do, however, criticise excessive as well as inappropriate prescribing. The intention was to provide some practical illustrations of how the harmful effects of drug use can be curtailed.

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