{"id":4141,"date":"2016-08-30T08:32:06","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T12:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=4141"},"modified":"2016-08-30T08:32:06","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T12:32:06","slug":"americas-other-drug-problem-copious-prescriptions-for-hospitalized-elderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=4141","title":{"rendered":"\u2018America\u2019s Other Drug Problem\u2019: Copious Prescriptions For Hospitalized Elderly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n<p>SANTA MONICA, Calif. \u2014\u00a0Dominick Bailey sat at his computer, scrutinizing the medication lists of patients in the geriatric unit.<\/p>\n<p>A doctor had prescribed blood pressure medication for a 99-year-old woman at a dose that could cause her to faint or fall. 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