02. Minimizing Adverse Effects and Drug Interactions
Key Points
- The Beers criteria lists potentially inappropriate medications to be avoided in older adults
- Start slow and go slow: effective doses in older patients may be one-half to one-third of the usual dose
- If a side effect is dose dependent you can consider multiple daily doses, but it may decrease treatment adherence
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