Highlights the risks of adverse drug reactions in older patients due to physiologic changes and polypharmacy.
May support enhanced medication review in older adults; leaves open the impact of targeted deprescribing on outcomes.
Adverse effects from medications take a heavy toll on older people. Learn how age-related physiologic changes, health problems, and polypharmacy can put your patients at risk for harmful drug reactions-and how you can help reduce the danger.
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