The Challenge of Medication-Induced Dry Mouth in Residential Aged Care

• Principais autores: William Murray Thomson (Autor), Moira B. Smith (Autor), Catherine Anna Ferguson (Autor), Geraldine Moses (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: MDPI AG, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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With a reported prevalence between 20% and 30%, dry mouth is more common among older people than any other age group. The major risk factor for dry mouth is polypharmacy. Older people take more medications than any other age group, not only for symptomatic relief of various age-associated chronic di...