Optimal dose and duration
Factors to be taken into account include:
- timing relative to meals
- body weight
- age of the patient
- route of administration
- drug half-life
- liver or kidney impairment
- drug interactions
- overdose, addiction and misuse risks
- life-expectancy, terminal care and carcinogenicity
- long-term side-effects such as osteoporosis
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