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Taking Charge is an excellent book that should be
read by older people and their caregivers. As a clinical
pharmacist and professor of pharmacy, I believe that
everyone should take special interest in Chapter Four,
which deals with adverse drug reactions and medication
safety. We must all ask questions and learn about our
illnesses, our medicines, and how better to assist in
our own care. Reading this new book and following its
suggestions can go a long way to help us live longer,
healthier lives.
Joel Shuster, PharmD, BCPP, Clinical
Professor of Pharmacy Temple University School of
Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Trustee Institute
for Safe Medication Practices.
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This book eloquently captures the sense of helplessness
felt by family caregivers and their loved ones when
conditions that commonly affect the elderly result in a
downward spiral. Jeanne Hannah describes her experience
and the lessons she wants to share with you so that you
can protect your loved one by helping her doctors
detect, resolve, and prevent these conditions.
Ronald F. Pfeiffer, MD,
Professor
and vice chair of the Department of Neurology at the
University of Tennessee (Memphis). Co-editor (with
Manuchair Ebadi) of the book “Parkinson’s Disease,”
published by CRC Press in 2005, and awarded first prize
in the neurology category in the 2005 British Medical
Association’s Medical Book Competition.
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Inappropriate use of psychiatric drugs can have a
devastating impact on our elderly. Yet each year,
countless seniors are given these drugs to treat
delirium misdiagnosed as psychosis or dementia, rather
than treating the underlying cause of an elder patient's
illness, often something as common and treatable as a
urinary tract infection. Taking Charge is nothing
short of a manual on how to get the best medical care
for your loved one.
Lee Spiller, Executive Director, Citizens
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