How would you teach the patient about the Beers list and Halcion? Discuss a medication in detail that could be safely substituted to treat insomnia in geriatric patients.
Discussion 7-Hip fracture The patient is a 71-year-old widowed man who is seen regularly in the clinic for health maintenance and follow-up of his chronic insomnia and anxiety. He has regularprescriptions for triazolam (Halcion) and clonazepam (Klonopin) for these problems. Recently he has been reporting frequent episodes of losing his balance and falling, and eight […]