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11 - Chapter 6 Prescribing in older people

01 - General principles in prescribing in older ad

General principles in prescribing in older adults

02 - General principles

General principles The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, Fifteenth Edition. David M...

03 - Drug interactions

Drug interactions 628 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry CHAPTER 6 and diuretics)...

04 - Administering medicines in foodstuffs1316

Administering medicines in foodstuffs13–16

05 - References

References Prescribing in older people CHAPTER 6 Changes in the way these drugs are handled in ol...

06 - Dementia

Dementia

07 - Alzheimers disease (AD)

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) 630 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry CHAPTER 6 Dementi...

08 - Vascular dementia (VaD)

Vascular dementia (VaD) Prescribing in older people CHAPTER 6 24.0% and 31.4% of treated individu...

09 - Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)

10 - Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

11 - Other dementias

Other dementias 648 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry CHAPTER 6 Dementia with Le...

12 - Summary of clinical practice guidance for use

Summary of clinical practice guidance for use of anti-dementia drugs Prescribing in older people ...

13 - References

References 650 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry CHAPTER 6 References National ...

14 - Safer prescribing for physical conditions in

Safer prescribing for physical conditions in dementia

15 - Anticholinergic drugs

Anticholinergic drugs 654 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry CHAPTER 6 Safer pres...

16 - Safety of physical health medication prescrib

Safety of physical health medication prescribed in dementia 658 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guideli...

17 - References

References 664 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry CHAPTER 6 References Sink KM, ...

18 - Management of behavioural and psychological s

Management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)

19 - Non drug measures

Non-drug measures Prescribing in older people CHAPTER 6 Management of behavioural and psychologic...

20 - Pharmacological measures

Pharmacological measures 668 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry CHAPTER 6 review ...

21 - Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

22 - Summary

Summary Prescribing in older people CHAPTER 6 Pimavanserin (inverse agonist and antagonist at 5HT...

23 - References

References 676 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry CHAPTER 6 References National ...

24 - Management of inappropriate sexual behaviour

Management of inappropriate sexual behaviour in older adults 680 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidel...

25 - Management

Management Prescribing in older people CHAPTER 6 have been recommended as the first line of pharm...

26 - References

References Prescribing in older people CHAPTER 6 References Sarangi A, et  al. Treatment and man...

27 - Depression in older adults

Depression in older adults 688 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry CHAPTER 6 Depre...

28 - References

References 692 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry CHAPTER 6 References Katona C,...

29 - Covert administration of medicines within foo

Covert administration of medicines within food and drink

30 - Assessment of mental capacity4,6,7

Assessment of mental capacity4,6,7

31 - Guidance on covert administration

Guidance on covert administration 694 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry CHAPTER ...

32 - Summary of process

Summary of process 696 The Maudsley® Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry CHAPTER 6 When consider...

33 - References

References Prescribing in older people CHAPTER 6 References Wikipedia. Covert medication. 2023; ...

34 - A guide to medication doses of commonly used

A guide to medication doses of commonly used psychotropics in older adults, [1] / National Instit...

35 - References

References Prescribing in older people CHAPTER 6 Drug Specific indication/ additional notes Start...