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
No magic bullet for long COVID
Saturday 1 October 2022, 12:15 AM
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Specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones discusses long COVID, including who is at risk for developing it, the symptoms people experience, and what you can do to help
Key points, The most common symptoms of long COVID are fatigue, headache and attention deficit, but patients can experience multiple problems in every area of the, Education Blue W/ Grey Background W/ Padding
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Figure 1: Lopez-Leon S, Wegman-Ostrosky T, Perelman C, et al. More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep 2021;11:16144.