The Gerontologist, Vol 30, Issue 3 408-410, Copyright © 1990 by The Gerontological Society of America

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SRx: a regional approach to geriatric medication education

K Eng and CA Emlet
Family Health Center, San Francisco General Hospital, CA 94110.

Medication use is becoming increasingly recognized as an important factor in the total health care needs of older persons. Combining clinical and educational interventions that reinforce one another can prove an effective means of educating the consumer and provider about geriatric medication misuse and strategies for its prevention. This paper discusses one such program, the SRx Regional Program of the San Francisco Bay area.