For older people and frail people, the long-term benefit of medicines reduces and the potential for harm from adverse effects increases. When the benefit–risk balance changes in this way, medicine review and optimisation are important to simplify the therapeutic regimen, reduce inappropriate medicines and minimise risks. In this article, pharmacist prescriber Linda Bryant uses two case studies to illustrate important considerations during medicine reviews
Supporting athletes with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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Sports Medicine
Supporting athletes with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Monday 17 March 2025, 12:20 PM

US gymnast Simone Biles is a high-profile athlete who has opened up about having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [Image: Agência Brasil Fotografias, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons]
Sports physician Chris Milne examines what you need to know about the use of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medications in high-level athletes
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