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... Statements, recommendations, and opinions expressed are those of individual presenters and participants and are not necessarily endorsed or verified by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and they should not be construed as reflecting any group consensus. 2 The main processes involved in pharmacokinetics are drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
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... The workshop was designed to examine the challenges and opportunities in drug research and development (R&D) for older adult populations, explore barriers that impede safety and efficacy studies in these populations, and share lessons learned for better understanding clinical pharmacology for populations 65 and older.
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... The workshop will feature invited presentations and discussions to: • Review the current landscape of drug R&D for 65+ and 80+ populations across public and private sectors; • Consider medication issues for older adult populations (e.g., dosage forms, adherence, polypharmacy, differences in pharmacokinetics/ pharmacodynamics) ; • Explore methodologies that are currently used or could be implemented to study differences in pharmacology for older adult populations (e.g., minimal sampling)
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