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For older people (over 50 years old) and people with known or suspected ischemic heart disease, levothyroxine therapy should not be initiated at the full replacement dose. [24] Since thyroid hormone increases the heart's oxygen demand by increasing heart rate and contractility, starting at higher doses may cause an acute coronary syndrome or an ...
2.5–40 mg/day Depo-Provera: Progestogen: IM: 150 mg every 3 mos: Depo-SubQ Provera 104: Progestogen: SC: 104 mg every 3 mos Hydroxyprogesterone caproate: Proluton: Progestogen: IM: 250 mg/wk Dydrogesterone: Duphaston: Progestogen: Oral: 20 mg/day Drospirenone: Slynd: Progestogen: Oral: 3 mg/day Domperidone [d] Motilium: Prolactin releaser ...
Now, new research finds that women who use hormone therapy after age 65 are usually fine to do just that — but the dose and timing of the treatment matter. The study, which was published in ...
For many drugs, severe toxicities in humans occur at sublethal doses, which limit their maximum dose. A higher safety-based therapeutic index is preferable instead of a lower one; an individual would have to take a much higher dose of a drug to reach the lethal threshold than the dose taken to induce the therapeutic effect of the drug.
As the name suggests, GrandPad is a purpose-built, all-in-one tablet and phone designed specifically for adults aged 75 and older. Actually, the average user is 85 years old, says the company.
The CDC’s new COVID-19 vaccine recommendations suggest a second dose of the updated COVID-19 vaccine for people who are 65+, as well as those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised ...
The quality-adjusted life year (QALY) is a generic measure of disease burden, including both the quality and the quantity of life lived. [1] [2] It is used in economic evaluation to assess the value of medical interventions. [1] One QALY equates to one year in perfect health. [2] QALY scores range from 1 (perfect health) to 0 (dead). [3]
Based on a report from the Urban Institute and the U.S. government, 70% of adults who survive to age 65 end up requiring long-term support while 48% receive some paid care over their lifetime. Don ...