Older adults now have a proper safety playbook for the new generation of obesity medicines

Powerful new obesity medicines can help older people, but ageing bodies handle drugs differently — muscle, memory, other medications and personal priorities all matter. The American Geriatrics Society has published a practical framework that walks clinicians through safe, patient-centred prescribing for older adults, built around what matters most to each person. The paper appears in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

SDG 3 · Good health and well-being — Mechanism: institutional program