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A third of older people may be prescribed "inappropriate drugs"
« on: November 07, 2020, 07:41:13 pm »
People over 65 are known to react differently to some drugs, compared to younger people, and often not much is known about what reactions can be expected with which drugs. In the meantime, seniors often pop quite an assortment of pills, but they aren't necessarily appropriate drugs.


This brief article in Medical News Today (November 4, 2020) is entitled "A third of older people may be prescribed 'inappropriate drugs'":



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