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Compliance
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The client’s fulfillment of a drug regimen.
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Nonadherence
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A client’s failure to follow a drug regimen. Especially problematic with older adults.
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Noncompliance
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A client’s failure to follow a drug regimen. Especially problematic with older adults.
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Older Adult
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An elderly client.
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Pharmacodynamics
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How a drug interacts at the receptor site or at the target organ.
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Pharmacokinetics
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The study of the time course of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
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Polypharmacy
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Administration of many drugs together.
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