Elderly People, Their Medicines, and Their Doctors

Originally published in 1988, the authors looked at the medicines prescribed for, and taken by, a nationally representative sample of elderly people. The experiences and views of both patients (elderly people) and professionals (general practitioners) are examined and related.

Ann Cartwright and Christopher Smith

Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction Part 1: The Medicines 2. Prescribed Medicines Taken and Kept by the Elderly People 3. Assessments and Prescribing 4. Who Takes the Prescribed Medicines? 5. Over-the-Counter Medicines Part 2: The Doctors 6. The Relationship between Elderly People and their General Practitioners 7. General Practitioners' Experience and Knowledge of Particular Patients 8. Variations between Doctors 9. In Conclusion Part 3: Appendices 1. The Sample of Elderly People 2. The Sample of General Practitioners 3. The Classification of Medicines 4. The Confused 5. The Helpers and the Helped 6. Statistical Significance and Sampling Errors. References. Name Index. Subject Index.