KINE 3350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Analgesic, Threshold Of Pain, Chronic Pain

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Tuesday, february 2, 2016: women have di erent immune sys so drugs may not e ecsvely work for women. Standard dose for 155lb male. Elderly should only receive about 1/4 of dose. Drugs are keeping elderly alive; taking 5- 6 drugs. 12k deaths of elderly due to inappropriate drug usage. Tylenol can have other side e ects. Drugs being broken down slower. Research: men 25- 45 are part of drug trials, women prescribed more drugs, many are for elderly. Adverse reactions: with other drugs, with food. Physicians: may not be interested in older ppl; talk fast. Should not take ans- in ammatory drugs with blood thinners. Sleeping pills with other drugs can cause problems. Pain killers + ans- depressants can cause complicasons. Blood thinners + salad = thickening of blood. Grapefruit interact w 85 di erent drugs and can be fatal. Body doesn"t metabolise grapefruit well. Penmanship can lead to errors (doses, di erent drug names)

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