Maryland pharmacist reaches out to help the elderly

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William C. Hill, a Maryland pharmacist, makes a special effort to serve elderly persons by interpreting physicians' instructions concerning prescription drugs and by keeping a profile record of each patient. He forecasts that by the year 2000 70% of patients will be elderly.

Apartment building operators, Social aspects, Aged, Elderly, Services, Physician and patient, Physician-patient relations, Biography, Drugstores, Maryland, Easton, Maryland, Hill, William C.

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Selected principles of antibiotic therapy

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To select correct antibiotic, first try to identify cause of infection. Patient's age and physical condition influence response to drug therapy. Medical history may identify allergic reactions.

Author: Hussar, Daniel A., Pastewski, Bernadette M.
Infection, Antibiotics, Physiological aspects, Anti-infective agents, Identification and classification, Microbodies

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Therapeutic approach to management of cardiac arrhythmias

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Patients on antiarrhythmic drugs must be closely monitored because of possible toxicity and other serious side effects.

Author: Tannenbaum, Renee Plawner
Colleges and universities, Heart diseases, Arrhythmia

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Subjects list: Care and treatment, Practice, Pharmacists, Drugs, Complications and side effects, Adverse drug reactions
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