Title:

Use and Abuse of Antihypertensive Drugs in the Aged

Creator:

Freis, Edward D.

Date:

October 1980

Description:

In this article, Freis addressed a persistent problem in hypertension diagnosis and treatment: a careless, "one-size-fits-all" approach to treating older patients. Though hypertension was a significant component of many geriatric diseases, he said, it did not always follow that all cases of high blood pressure needed drug treatment. He cautioned physicians to be sensitive to the needs and circumstances of each patient, and to remember that older people have more labile blood pressure, and are more sensitive to medications.. Presented as part of a Symposium on the Use and Abuse of Therapeutic Drugs in the Aged held by the Section on Geriatric Medicine of the New York Academy of Medicine with the American Geriatric Society May 14, 1980.

Periodical:

The Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine

Publisher:

New York Academy of Medicine

Location:

Box: 8. Folder: 1

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Hypertension, Antihypertensive Agents, and Aged

Format:

Text

Extent:

6 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Freis, Edward D. "Use and Abuse of Antihypertensive Drugs in the Aged." The Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 56, 8 (October 1980): 697-702. Article. 6 Images.. The Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine

Legacy ID:

XFBBJX

NLM ID:

101584929X142

Profiles Collection:

The Edward D. Freis Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584929X142

Story Section:

After 1980: Changing Trends in Hypertension Therapy