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Constipation in older adults

Stepwise approach to keep things moving

Brenda G. Schuster, Lynette Kosar and Rejina Kamrul
Canadian Family Physician February 2015, 61 (2) 152-158;
Brenda G. Schuster
Clinical Pharmacist in the Academic Family Medicine Unit, Regina Division, at the University of Saskatchewan, and Academic Detailer for the RxFiles Academic Detailing Program.
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Clinical Pharmacist for the RxFiles Academic Detailing Program.
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    Thanks for a very informative article. I did notice a possible error, in the following paragraph:
    An online calcium calculator18 is used to assess Mrs N.M.'s dietary calcium intake. She agrees to add 1 daily serving of calcium-rich food to her diet, which allows a reduction in her calcium supplement to 500 mg once daily. Her metoprolol and digoxin were prescribed for heart rate control sec...
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    Thanks for a very informative article. I did notice a possible error, in the following paragraph:
    An online calcium calculator18 is used to assess Mrs N.M.'s dietary calcium intake. She agrees to add 1 daily serving of calcium-rich food to her diet, which allows a reduction in her calcium supplement to 500 mg once daily. Her metoprolol and digoxin were prescribed for heart rate control secondary to atrial fibrillation. Dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers might be used for the same indication; however, these agents cause more constipation (1% for metoprolol vs 2% to 4% for diltiazem or 12% for verapamil)19-21 and are also listed in the Beers criteria.15 As such, her metoprolol is continued.(Emphasis mine.)

    I believe you mean "non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers."

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