Chapter 36. Pharmacological Management of Endocrine Conditions in the Elderly Patient

  1. Stephen Jackson Professor of Geriatric Medicine2,
  2. Paul Jansen3,
  3. Arduino Mangoni4
  1. Nikolai Petrovsky

Published Online: 2 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9780470017975.ch36

Book Title

Prescribing for Elderly Patients

Prescribing for Elderly Patients

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How to Cite

Petrovsky, N. (2009) Pharmacological Management of Endocrine Conditions in the Elderly Patient, in Prescribing for Elderly Patients (eds S. Jackson, P. Jansen and A. Mangoni), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470017975.ch36

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Department of Clinical Gerontology, King's College Hospital, London, UK

  2. 3

    Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

  3. 4

    Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia

Author Information

  1. Department of Endocrinology, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 2 APR 2009
  2. Published Print: 27 MAY 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470024287

Online ISBN: 9780470017975

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Keywords:

  • pharmacological management of endocrine conditions in elderly patient;
  • type 2 diabetes - prevalent form of diabetes in elderly patients;
  • diabetes symptoms and signs;
  • type 2 diabetes management;
  • pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data of diabetes medications in elderly patients;
  • pituitary adenomas;
  • clinically important drug interactions within diabetes drugs;
  • hormone replacement;
  • endocrine disease in elderly—key points

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Diabetes aetiology

  • Diabetes symptoms and signs

  • Diabetes diagnosis

  • Type 2 diabetes management

  • Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data of diabetes medications in elderly patients

  • Clinically important drug interactions within diabetes drugs

  • General adverse effects of diabetes medications in elderly patients

  • Specific adverse effects and clinically-important drug interactions of diabetes drugs

  • Pituitary adenomas

  • Thyroid disease

  • Hyperparathyroidism

  • Hormone replacement

  • Endocrine disease in the elderly—key points

  • Further Reading

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