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Hekate

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7. Things that make a difference: age, gender, weight, muscle mass. Wonder what I've missed?

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Mon Nov 25, 2013, 07:11 PM

Nov 2013

Suddenly I realized, a year or so ago, that I am now in a more risky age-group for some of my medications. I was innocently looking up potential side-effects online, and there I was: "Not recommended for patients over 65." It was an antibiotic and I was feeling like hell, so I shook my head and downed the dose. But it really gave me pause. Has my doctor taken this into account? I mean, he knows my age, but is he paying attention?

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Are small people seriously over-medicated? Big people under-medicated? [View all] cthulu2016 Nov 2013 OP

I saw the thread you reference. My first though- my pets' medication are all determined by weight. KittyWampus Nov 2013 #1

Based on the people I know, almost everyone is overmedicated. tridim Nov 2013 #2

Maybe it is an I'd never noticed. cthulu2016 Nov 2013 #3

well they certainly should pay attention to weight when dosing! unblock Nov 2013 #4

The problem is that you may also double side effects. Xithras Nov 2013 #5

Med doses for small (as in young) children are generally based on their weight. Sheldon Cooper Nov 2013 #6

Things that make a difference: age, gender, weight, muscle mass. Wonder what I've missed? Hekate Nov 2013 #7