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Pharmacokinetics in Advancing Age

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As has been extensively reviewed,1, 2, 3 there is now a considerable body of evidence to indicate that the response to many drugs may change as people age.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland

    I. H. Stevenson

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  1. Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    G. Barbagallo-Sangiorgi

  2. School of Medicine, University College London, London, England

    A. N. Exton-Smith

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Stevenson, I.H. (1984). Pharmacokinetics in Advancing Age. In: Barbagallo-Sangiorgi, G., Exton-Smith, A.N. (eds) Aging and Drug Therapy. Ettore Majorana International Science Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2791-2_1

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