Title: Identify special issues related to medication use in the elderly.
Course: Medication Aide (14051-36) > Section: Examining Special Issues in Medication Administration

Identification should include

- how aging affects medication action
- special administration considerations
  - adverse drug reactions (ADR)
  - nonadherence—failure to take the medication as prescribed
- how disease, malnutrition, and dehydration affect medication action.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the symptoms of medication toxicity?
- When would naloxone (i.e., Narcan) be used?
- How does chronic disease affect the efficacy of a medication?