This article, written by Sidhesh Phaldessai, provides an overview of geriatric psychopharmacology, including the epidemiology of mental health disorders in the older population, the physiological changes that occur with ageing and their impact on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and the use of psychotropic medications in older adults
Hard to swallow: Problems with long-term use of proton pump inhibitors
Hard to swallow: Problems with long-term use of proton pump inhibitors
Mr Liu has been a regular customer of yours for several years, but lately he has been popping in every couple of weeks or so for omeprazole 20mg capsules over the counter. You ask him how they are working for him, and he tells you that they seem to work quite well, especially when he takes two, and as long as he takes them every day. He says it has been a year since he last saw a doctor
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