You Are in Charge of an Outreach Program for Health

question 16

Multiple Choice

You are in charge of an outreach program for health care professionals on prescription drug misuse in the elderly. What is the most important issue to cover?

• A) The difference between misuse and abuse
• B) How physician-initiated misuse can be avoided
• C) How and what drugs to prescribe considering the physiological and psychosocial aspects of aging
• D) How and what drugs to prescribe considering alcohol-drug interactions

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