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Five Medication Safety Tips for Older Adults.
Five Medication Safety Tips for Older Adults. FDA Consumer Health Information. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; February 15, 2024.
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February 15, 2024
FDA Consumer Health Information. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; February 15, 2024.
Highlighting how aging affects medication absorption that may lead to complications, this fact sheet offers recommendations for older patients to follow instructions, maintain a medication list, be aware of drug interaction potential, and perform an annual review of medications with clinicians to help them take prescriptions safely.
