• Additional older Americans should participate in clinical trials.

• Healthcare professionals’ competency in geriatric pharmacotherapy should be encouraged.

• Education and resources for caregivers providing medication assistance to old people should be funded.


Supporting the above endeavors is, “Quite a tall order,” as my Mom used to say. But the statistics are compelling and now is the time to make a difference.

Make a promise to yourself that you will, at the very least, fill out your Personal Medication Record, keep it on file in your computer or as a hard copy and then tuck a copy in your wallet or purse. I just did…and that’s one (and about the only) segment of my life that is organized!

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