Examples of how the patient''s drug therapy plan be improved

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Question - BN is a 74-year-old African American male who is seeing his PCP because he noticed when he woke up that his "heart was not beating right; it feels like it is going to slow." He denies chest pain, SOB, N/V. He notes feeling dizzy earlier in the day. 6 weeks earlier his PCP started him on Diltiazem CD to further lower his BP to goal. His Metoprolol was lowered at that time as well from 75 mg to 50 mg BID. His PCP recommends he be admitted to the hospital.

How does the patient's AGE influence the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in the patient?

Examples of how changes in the processes impact the patient's recommended drug therapy.

Examples of how the patient's drug therapy plan be improved.

Current Medication -

Digoxin 0.25 mg QD KCl 40 mEq QD Vitamin C 500 mg QD

Diltiazem CD 180 mg QD ASA EC 325 mg QD Vitamin E 400 IU QD

Metoprolol 5- mg BID Warfarin 5 mg QD Ibuprofen 200 mg 2 tabs prn headache

Lisinopril 20 mg QD Famotidine 20 mg QHS Multivitamin QD

Imdur 30 mg QD Lantus 26u QHS Ca++/Vit D 500mg/200 IU BID

HCTZ 12.5 mg QD Humalog 8u with meals

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