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Pharmacokinetics in older people: an overview of prescribing practice

This section will delve into the specific changes that occur in the pharmacokinetic processes – absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion – as people age. Each subsection will discuss the...

Conducting a medication review in older adults

‘Rational use of medicines requires that patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses that meet their own individual requirements, for an adequate period of time, and...

The overtreatment of type 2 diabetes in frail older people

Severe hypoglycaemia is the second most common cause of hospital admission for drug-related adverse events (Robson, 2017). Acute episodes of hypoglycaemia (generally defined as a blood glucose level...

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