One of the things that surprised me the most from these readings was how automatic it has become to turn to medication as the “answer” for older adults. Cruikshank (2013) points out that so many drugs are given not because they are the best treatment but because aging...
Something that was surprising to me was that a good percentage of people are prescribed certain medications especially for older adults. This is easy to assume since many older adults take multiple daily medications for illnesses but yet It’s still...
After reading Cruikshank’s article, it became clear to me that older adults are automatically pushed or pressured into medication. I would think that doctor’s would push for other options, especially when considering something such as age. However, this doesn’t seem...
One fact that mostly surprised me from Cruikshank’s Chapter 4 in “Overmedicating Old Americans” is the statistic indicating that older adults in the United States are often prescribed multiple medications, sometimes referred to as...
1. Surprises About Medication and Older Adults: One surprising aspect regarding the medicalization of aging is the extent to which pharmaceuticals are prescribed as the primary solution for various age-related issues. Many older adults face polypharmacy, where they...
