Administering medicines to patients with dementia and other organic cognitive syndromes

• DOI: 10.1192/apt.7.6.444
• Publication Date: 2002-08-29T19:58:31Z
• Authors: Adrian Treloar; Sarah Beck; Carol Paton
• Keywords: Quarter (Canadian coin)

At present, the elderly constitute 18% of our population but receive 45% prescribed drugs (Royal College Physicians, 1997). Many patients (78%) medication via a repeat prescription system and for approximately quarter prescriptions written this age group, have not seen their doctor over year. A substantial proportion live in own homes residential or nursing homes, small number hospital. Prescribing administering medicines poses different problems each these settings.