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@deprescribing.bsky.social
We create guidelines and tools to support healthcare providers and patients in #deprescribing.🇨🇦 LinkedIn:linkedin.com/company/deprescribing-org
Great to see Opioid Deprescribing highlighted in @nejm.org!
Opioid deprescribing through a tailored, patient-centered plan is recommended when the potential harms of opioid therapy outweigh the potential benefits.
Link to the article here:
nej.md/4oL3fu2
@sydney.edu.au
Opioid deprescribing through a tailored, patient-centered plan is recommended when the potential harms of opioid therapy outweigh the potential benefits.
Link to the article here:
nej.md/4oL3fu2
@sydney.edu.au
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Great to see Opioid Deprescribing highlighted in @nejm.org!
Opioid deprescribing through a tailored, patient-centered plan is recommended when the potential harms of opioid therapy outweigh the potential benefits.
Link to the article here:
nej.md/4oL3fu2
@sydney.edu.au
Opioid deprescribing through a tailored, patient-centered plan is recommended when the potential harms of opioid therapy outweigh the potential benefits.
Link to the article here:
nej.md/4oL3fu2
@sydney.edu.au
🚨 Be sure to sign-up for the "More Medications May Not Be Better" Webinar hosted by the Canadian Medication Safety Network on Wednesday November 26 from 12 - 1 PM ET!
Join the conversation on addressing potentially inappropriate #polypharmacy.
Registration Link:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join the conversation on addressing potentially inappropriate #polypharmacy.
Registration Link:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🚨 Be sure to sign-up for the "More Medications May Not Be Better" Webinar hosted by the Canadian Medication Safety Network on Wednesday November 26 from 12 - 1 PM ET!
Join the conversation on addressing potentially inappropriate #polypharmacy.
Registration Link:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join the conversation on addressing potentially inappropriate #polypharmacy.
Registration Link:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The talk will occur during World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW), a global campaign from November 18 to 24 to raise awareness and promote action against the spread of drug-resistant pathogens.
Learn more about WAAW here:
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Learn more about WAAW here:
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November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The talk will occur during World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW), a global campaign from November 18 to 24 to raise awareness and promote action against the spread of drug-resistant pathogens.
Learn more about WAAW here:
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Learn more about WAAW here:
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Join @choosingwiselyca.bsky.social on November 18 at 1 p.m. ET for a free online webinar on "How Urine Tests Drive Antibiotic Overuse Across Health Care Sectors"!
Learn about how low-value urine testing can lead to unnecessary testing and antibiotic use.
Registration link here:
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Learn about how low-value urine testing can lead to unnecessary testing and antibiotic use.
Registration link here:
buff.ly/gHM3DqB
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Join @choosingwiselyca.bsky.social on November 18 at 1 p.m. ET for a free online webinar on "How Urine Tests Drive Antibiotic Overuse Across Health Care Sectors"!
Learn about how low-value urine testing can lead to unnecessary testing and antibiotic use.
Registration link here:
buff.ly/gHM3DqB
Learn about how low-value urine testing can lead to unnecessary testing and antibiotic use.
Registration link here:
buff.ly/gHM3DqB
deprescribing.org, Canada's Drug Agency, & ISMP Canada, are happy to have co-developed '5 Tips to Manage Polypharmacy', a new resource for clinicians to emphasize 5 crucial tips to manage #polypharmacy.
➡️ Find Links to the Full Toolkit and Shareable Handout here:
deprescribing.org/resources/5-...
➡️ Find Links to the Full Toolkit and Shareable Handout here:
deprescribing.org/resources/5-...
November 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
deprescribing.org, Canada's Drug Agency, & ISMP Canada, are happy to have co-developed '5 Tips to Manage Polypharmacy', a new resource for clinicians to emphasize 5 crucial tips to manage #polypharmacy.
➡️ Find Links to the Full Toolkit and Shareable Handout here:
deprescribing.org/resources/5-...
➡️ Find Links to the Full Toolkit and Shareable Handout here:
deprescribing.org/resources/5-...
Intriguing study from @thelancet.com finds #deprescribing sleep medications in adults over age 50 could:
📉 Reduce the lifetime incidence of falls by 8.5% & cognitive impairment by 2.1%
📈 Increase life expectancy by 0.11 years
💵 Result in net lifetime savings of $6,600 per person
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📉 Reduce the lifetime incidence of falls by 8.5% & cognitive impairment by 2.1%
📈 Increase life expectancy by 0.11 years
💵 Result in net lifetime savings of $6,600 per person
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October 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Intriguing study from @thelancet.com finds #deprescribing sleep medications in adults over age 50 could:
📉 Reduce the lifetime incidence of falls by 8.5% & cognitive impairment by 2.1%
📈 Increase life expectancy by 0.11 years
💵 Result in net lifetime savings of $6,600 per person
buff.ly/515uJ9s
📉 Reduce the lifetime incidence of falls by 8.5% & cognitive impairment by 2.1%
📈 Increase life expectancy by 0.11 years
💵 Result in net lifetime savings of $6,600 per person
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💡 Learn more about Canadian Patient Safety Week (Oct 27 to 31), and how you can spread awareness here:
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🗣️ All Voices for Safer Care!
@he-es-canada.bsky.social
#CPSW2025
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🗣️ All Voices for Safer Care!
@he-es-canada.bsky.social
#CPSW2025
October 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
💡 Learn more about Canadian Patient Safety Week (Oct 27 to 31), and how you can spread awareness here:
buff.ly/xyO5DCF
🗣️ All Voices for Safer Care!
@he-es-canada.bsky.social
#CPSW2025
buff.ly/xyO5DCF
🗣️ All Voices for Safer Care!
@he-es-canada.bsky.social
#CPSW2025
Don't miss out on a free webinar, "Taking multiple medications? 5 questions to ask" to be presented by @dremilymcd.bsky.social on Oct 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET hosted by the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network!
👉 Find the registration link here:
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👉 Find the registration link here:
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October 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Don't miss out on a free webinar, "Taking multiple medications? 5 questions to ask" to be presented by @dremilymcd.bsky.social on Oct 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET hosted by the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network!
👉 Find the registration link here:
buff.ly/3aF4mbB
👉 Find the registration link here:
buff.ly/3aF4mbB
🎉 Congrats to Sameera Toenjes and her team for an excellent publication in @plosone.org highlighting the perspectives of primary care clinicians regarding perceived barriers, facilitators, and team roles in addressing prescribing cascades:
Read the full article here!
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Read the full article here!
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October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🎉 Congrats to Sameera Toenjes and her team for an excellent publication in @plosone.org highlighting the perspectives of primary care clinicians regarding perceived barriers, facilitators, and team roles in addressing prescribing cascades:
Read the full article here!
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Read the full article here!
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Great article from Sarah Fallis, Ivy Lam, @lisamccarthy.bsky.social, & Myles Sergeant sharing how optimizing medications in hospitals can:
✅ Improve Patient Outcomes
✅ Reduce Medication Costs
✅ Lessen Environmental Impact
✅ Optimize Staff Efficiency
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✅ Improve Patient Outcomes
✅ Reduce Medication Costs
✅ Lessen Environmental Impact
✅ Optimize Staff Efficiency
ftp.longwoods.com/content/2767...
October 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Great article from Sarah Fallis, Ivy Lam, @lisamccarthy.bsky.social, & Myles Sergeant sharing how optimizing medications in hospitals can:
✅ Improve Patient Outcomes
✅ Reduce Medication Costs
✅ Lessen Environmental Impact
✅ Optimize Staff Efficiency
ftp.longwoods.com/content/2767...
✅ Improve Patient Outcomes
✅ Reduce Medication Costs
✅ Lessen Environmental Impact
✅ Optimize Staff Efficiency
ftp.longwoods.com/content/2767...
🌍 A large study spanning 14 countries found older adults with lower socioeconomic status had:
➡️ A greater interest in #deprescribing
➡️ Lower satisfaction with their current medications, self-rated health, & health literacy
Find the open-access full article here for more insights:
buff.ly/k0C5Em3
➡️ A greater interest in #deprescribing
➡️ Lower satisfaction with their current medications, self-rated health, & health literacy
Find the open-access full article here for more insights:
buff.ly/k0C5Em3
October 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🌍 A large study spanning 14 countries found older adults with lower socioeconomic status had:
➡️ A greater interest in #deprescribing
➡️ Lower satisfaction with their current medications, self-rated health, & health literacy
Find the open-access full article here for more insights:
buff.ly/k0C5Em3
➡️ A greater interest in #deprescribing
➡️ Lower satisfaction with their current medications, self-rated health, & health literacy
Find the open-access full article here for more insights:
buff.ly/k0C5Em3
Scoping review in @agsjournal.bsky.social finds few studies explicitly incorporate or measure Shared Decision Making (SDM) in deprescribing interventions for older adults:
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More evidence linking SDM in deprescribing interventions with health and behavioural outcomes is needed!
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More evidence linking SDM in deprescribing interventions with health and behavioural outcomes is needed!
October 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Scoping review in @agsjournal.bsky.social finds few studies explicitly incorporate or measure Shared Decision Making (SDM) in deprescribing interventions for older adults:
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More evidence linking SDM in deprescribing interventions with health and behavioural outcomes is needed!
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More evidence linking SDM in deprescribing interventions with health and behavioural outcomes is needed!
📢 The International Conference on Deprescribing (ICOD) 2026 in Montréal Canada is now welcoming abstracts submissions until October 15, 2025 (11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time)!
Access the abstract submission platform here:
events.decorporate.ca/ICOD2026/abs...
We hope to see you there!
Access the abstract submission platform here:
events.decorporate.ca/ICOD2026/abs...
We hope to see you there!
September 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
📢 The International Conference on Deprescribing (ICOD) 2026 in Montréal Canada is now welcoming abstracts submissions until October 15, 2025 (11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time)!
Access the abstract submission platform here:
events.decorporate.ca/ICOD2026/abs...
We hope to see you there!
Access the abstract submission platform here:
events.decorporate.ca/ICOD2026/abs...
We hope to see you there!
September 25 is World Pharmacists Day!
Every day, #pharmacists across the globe help to ensure the appropriate use of medications and improve health outcomes. 🌎
Happy Pharmacists Day - from our deprescribing.org pharmacists, to our pharmacist colleagues worldwide!
#ThinkHealth #ThinkPharmacist
Every day, #pharmacists across the globe help to ensure the appropriate use of medications and improve health outcomes. 🌎
Happy Pharmacists Day - from our deprescribing.org pharmacists, to our pharmacist colleagues worldwide!
#ThinkHealth #ThinkPharmacist
September 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
September 25 is World Pharmacists Day!
Every day, #pharmacists across the globe help to ensure the appropriate use of medications and improve health outcomes. 🌎
Happy Pharmacists Day - from our deprescribing.org pharmacists, to our pharmacist colleagues worldwide!
#ThinkHealth #ThinkPharmacist
Every day, #pharmacists across the globe help to ensure the appropriate use of medications and improve health outcomes. 🌎
Happy Pharmacists Day - from our deprescribing.org pharmacists, to our pharmacist colleagues worldwide!
#ThinkHealth #ThinkPharmacist
September 17 is World Patient Safety Day!
Organized by the World Health Organization, this year's theme is, "Safe care for every newborn and every child", with the slogan, "Patient safety from the start!" 🧸
Read more about this year's campaign here:
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Organized by the World Health Organization, this year's theme is, "Safe care for every newborn and every child", with the slogan, "Patient safety from the start!" 🧸
Read more about this year's campaign here:
buff.ly/RjHaMcL
September 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
September 17 is World Patient Safety Day!
Organized by the World Health Organization, this year's theme is, "Safe care for every newborn and every child", with the slogan, "Patient safety from the start!" 🧸
Read more about this year's campaign here:
buff.ly/RjHaMcL
Organized by the World Health Organization, this year's theme is, "Safe care for every newborn and every child", with the slogan, "Patient safety from the start!" 🧸
Read more about this year's campaign here:
buff.ly/RjHaMcL
So happy to have contributed to ISMP Canada and Canada's Drug Agency's new "5 Questions to Ask About my Multiple Medications" resource for patients and caregivers!
Find the helpful handout and toolkit here:
www.cda-amc.ca/appropriate-...
Please spread the word!! 🎉
Find the helpful handout and toolkit here:
www.cda-amc.ca/appropriate-...
Please spread the word!! 🎉
September 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
So happy to have contributed to ISMP Canada and Canada's Drug Agency's new "5 Questions to Ask About my Multiple Medications" resource for patients and caregivers!
Find the helpful handout and toolkit here:
www.cda-amc.ca/appropriate-...
Please spread the word!! 🎉
Find the helpful handout and toolkit here:
www.cda-amc.ca/appropriate-...
Please spread the word!! 🎉
Scoping review maps out the most commonly used tools for identifying PIMs, including which tools are most suitable for research using registry data:
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Highlighted tools useful for register-based research include:
➡️ The EU(7)PIM List
➡️ PRICUS List
➡️ Zhan Criteria
➡️ NORGEP
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Highlighted tools useful for register-based research include:
➡️ The EU(7)PIM List
➡️ PRICUS List
➡️ Zhan Criteria
➡️ NORGEP
September 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Scoping review maps out the most commonly used tools for identifying PIMs, including which tools are most suitable for research using registry data:
buff.ly/hbCcC63
Highlighted tools useful for register-based research include:
➡️ The EU(7)PIM List
➡️ PRICUS List
➡️ Zhan Criteria
➡️ NORGEP
buff.ly/hbCcC63
Highlighted tools useful for register-based research include:
➡️ The EU(7)PIM List
➡️ PRICUS List
➡️ Zhan Criteria
➡️ NORGEP
People with Dementia (PWD) are frequently exposed to #polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use.
Check out this useful article from Dr. Ariel Green's team at John Hopkins University providing a structured roadmap on #Deprescribing for People with Dementia!
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Check out this useful article from Dr. Ariel Green's team at John Hopkins University providing a structured roadmap on #Deprescribing for People with Dementia!
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September 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
People with Dementia (PWD) are frequently exposed to #polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use.
Check out this useful article from Dr. Ariel Green's team at John Hopkins University providing a structured roadmap on #Deprescribing for People with Dementia!
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Check out this useful article from Dr. Ariel Green's team at John Hopkins University providing a structured roadmap on #Deprescribing for People with Dementia!
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Great read from the Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice highlighting the growing global concern of irrational medicine use, and how the World Health Organization's Prescribing Indicators can be used as tools to help combat this:
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September 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Great read from the Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice highlighting the growing global concern of irrational medicine use, and how the World Health Organization's Prescribing Indicators can be used as tools to help combat this:
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📢 Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis finds older adults treated with a Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) have a 41% increased risk of fractures as compared with non-PPI users:
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Given fractures are a major cause of morbidity & mortality, PPIs should be used cautiously in older adults.
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Given fractures are a major cause of morbidity & mortality, PPIs should be used cautiously in older adults.
August 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📢 Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis finds older adults treated with a Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) have a 41% increased risk of fractures as compared with non-PPI users:
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Given fractures are a major cause of morbidity & mortality, PPIs should be used cautiously in older adults.
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Given fractures are a major cause of morbidity & mortality, PPIs should be used cautiously in older adults.
Ever wonder what percentage of hospital admissions are caused by medications? 💊
A systematic review published in the Age and Ageing Journal finds adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and adverse drug events (ADEs) are significant causes of hospitalization in older adults.
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A systematic review published in the Age and Ageing Journal finds adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and adverse drug events (ADEs) are significant causes of hospitalization in older adults.
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August 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Ever wonder what percentage of hospital admissions are caused by medications? 💊
A systematic review published in the Age and Ageing Journal finds adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and adverse drug events (ADEs) are significant causes of hospitalization in older adults.
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A systematic review published in the Age and Ageing Journal finds adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and adverse drug events (ADEs) are significant causes of hospitalization in older adults.
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A large cohort study using health administrative data from nearly 3 million older adults in Ontario 🇨🇦 finds widespread potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) based on STOPP-START and Beers Criteria.
📖 Read the full study from @jclinepi.bsky.social here:
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📖 Read the full study from @jclinepi.bsky.social here:
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August 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A large cohort study using health administrative data from nearly 3 million older adults in Ontario 🇨🇦 finds widespread potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) based on STOPP-START and Beers Criteria.
📖 Read the full study from @jclinepi.bsky.social here:
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📖 Read the full study from @jclinepi.bsky.social here:
buff.ly/xQzWIkA
Population-based study finds a decrease in potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) claim costs among older adults in Quebec 🇨🇦 from $206 million in 2012 to $186 million in 2021:
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Appropriate prescribing and #Deprescribing are crucial to ensure these cost declines are sustained!
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Appropriate prescribing and #Deprescribing are crucial to ensure these cost declines are sustained!
August 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Population-based study finds a decrease in potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) claim costs among older adults in Quebec 🇨🇦 from $206 million in 2012 to $186 million in 2021:
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Appropriate prescribing and #Deprescribing are crucial to ensure these cost declines are sustained!
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Appropriate prescribing and #Deprescribing are crucial to ensure these cost declines are sustained!
📚 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝! 📚
A list of 65 Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing Cascades (PIPCs) was created using a Rigorous Delphi Consensus process conducted by international experts on pharmacotherapy for older adults.
Find the PIPC list and the full article here!
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A list of 65 Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing Cascades (PIPCs) was created using a Rigorous Delphi Consensus process conducted by international experts on pharmacotherapy for older adults.
Find the PIPC list and the full article here!
buff.ly/OlveGWx
August 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📚 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝! 📚
A list of 65 Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing Cascades (PIPCs) was created using a Rigorous Delphi Consensus process conducted by international experts on pharmacotherapy for older adults.
Find the PIPC list and the full article here!
buff.ly/OlveGWx
A list of 65 Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing Cascades (PIPCs) was created using a Rigorous Delphi Consensus process conducted by international experts on pharmacotherapy for older adults.
Find the PIPC list and the full article here!
buff.ly/OlveGWx
As we age, changes in our bodies can affect drug exposure, leading to potentially increased risks of both medication toxicity and treatment failure. 💊
Great review article highlights major age-related physiological changes that can impact drug use:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Great review article highlights major age-related physiological changes that can impact drug use:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
August 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
As we age, changes in our bodies can affect drug exposure, leading to potentially increased risks of both medication toxicity and treatment failure. 💊
Great review article highlights major age-related physiological changes that can impact drug use:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Great review article highlights major age-related physiological changes that can impact drug use:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...