Older Australians at risk of side-effects from unnecessary medicines

Updated December 20 2018 - 1:15pm, first published 12:30am
MORE HARM THAN GOOD: Taking harmful or unnecessary medicines can mimic ageing.
MORE HARM THAN GOOD: Taking harmful or unnecessary medicines can mimic ageing.

HALF of older Australians are at risk of serious side-effects and even death by taking too many harmful or unnecessary medicines.

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