Polypharmacy and malnutrition in older people

Sep 16, 2025 — 08:30 am - 10:00 AM
Congress Hall

Educational Session
Moderator:
Michela ZANETTI, Pavel TESINSKY
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Interventions

8:30 AM9:00 AM

Polypharmacy and malnutrition

Dorothee VOLKERTFRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITÄT ERLANGEN-NÜRNBERG
Description
Learning objectives:- To learn about the mechanisms of drug-nutrient interaction- To learn about the changes in drug metabolism in the elderly- To learn about the evidence behind polypharmacy and malnutrition
9:00 AM9:30 AM

Medications associated with malnutrition

Tommy CEDERHOLMUppsala Biomedical Centre
Description
Learning objectives- To learn about the influence of malnutrition on bioavailability of drugs- To learn about the different farmaceutical form of medication than can improve bioavailability- To learn about the main side-effects reducing food intake, assimilation or metabolism
9:30 AM10:00 AM

Role of deprescribing in improvement of nutritional status

Nicola VERONESE
Description
Learning objectives- To learn how to identify inappropriate prescription (dosis, timing, best active principle) in presence of malnutrition- To learn about how to deprescribing- The evidence behind the effect of depresciption on nutritional status