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Cliff has just started university this year and asks if you have any natural treatments for migraine. He says that he was diagnosed with migraine two years ago, and his doctor prescribed him sumatriptan to relieve them. However, since he has been at university, his migraines have increased in frequency. While the sumatriptan does work pretty well for most of his attacks, he would like something to help reduce the number of attacks he has.
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
Current clinical guidelines emphasise the significance of having two Adrenaline Auto-Injectors (AAIs) for individuals at risk of anaphylaxis.1*
