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- Title:
- Medications and older adults
- Description:
- This session describes the physiological changes that occur with ageing and the effects these changes have on the handling of analgesic medicines.
- Hierarchy:
- ePain > Module 10 Essential Pain Management > 02 Pain in Older People > Medications and older adults
- Created:
- 29 Nov 2016
- Last Major Update:
- 17 Oct 2025
- Keywords:
- 005-0045, ageing, analgesics, metabolism, medication, older, adults, paracetamol, NSAID, opioids, neuropathic pain, topical, treatment, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, prescribing, safe, prescribe, circulation, free drug, sensitivity, guidelines
- Quicklink:
- 005-0045
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Interactivity
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Self assessments
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- Title:
- Medications and older adults
- Description:
- This session describes the physiological changes that occur with ageing and the effects these changes have on the handling of analgesic medicines.
- Hierarchy:
- ePain > Module 10 Essential Pain Management > 02 Pain in Older People > Medications and older adults
- Created:
- 29 Nov 2016
- Last Major Update:
- 17 Oct 2025
- Keywords:
- 005-0045, ageing, analgesics, metabolism, medication, older, adults, paracetamol, NSAID, opioids, neuropathic pain, topical, treatment, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, prescribing, safe, prescribe, circulation, free drug, sensitivity, guidelines
- Quicklink:
- 005-0045