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Getting old can make some medicine hard to swallow. 2009

Ruth Sander
The University of Portsmouth.

A substantial proportion of older people have problems swallowing that can inhibit effective adherence to solid oral treatment regimes. Causes of dysphagia include reductions in gastrointestinal motility with age; consequences of age-related diseases; and the side effects of other diseases.

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