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Improper use of medication among the elderly / Hong Kong ranked "Asia's busiest" super-prime housing

2024-06-05

Improper use of medication among the elderly / Hong Kong ranked "Asia's busiest" super-prime housing

2024-06-05
 On Wednesday's programme, we're talking about medicine use among seniors. The Pharmaceutical Care Foundation called on the medical sector to set-up a unified prescription drug system, warning that the current mechanism leaves the city's elderly vulnerable to the side effects of overprescription.

In one example, a patient was prescribed 32 different drugs, ranging from injections to oral pills. Experts said that such cases should receive more support, as some patients might forget to take their medicine on time or even overdose.


So what can we do to better scrutinise medicine use among seniors? Could a multidrug pill be the solution?


After 9:45, we get a real estate agent's reaction to Hong Kong's "super-prime" housing market, which was ranked "Asia's busiest". Has the removal of property curbs paid off?
9:05am-9:45am: Improper use of medication among the elderly
9:05am-9:30am: Chiang Sau Chu, Chair of the Hong Kong Pharmaceutical Care Foundation
9:05am-9:30am: Prof Jean Woo, Director of the Jockey Club Institute of Ageing at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
9:30am-9:45am: Albert Au, Founder of Drug Icon

9:45am-10:00am: Hong Kong ranked "Asia's busiest" super-prime housing market

9:45am-10:00am: Victoria Allan, Founder and Managing Director of Habitat Property



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