Case scenario

A national education program for pharmacists funded by the Australian Government under the Quality Use of Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Pathology program.

Mrs L is an 84-year-old resident at a residential aged care facility (RACF). She has been experiencing difficulty falling and staying asleep over the past month. Staff have noted that she appears drowsy during the day and has started refusing social activities. Her current medications include sertraline 50 mg OD, paracetamol 1,000 mg QID PRN and temazepam 10 mg OD, which was recently prescribed for insomnia. Staff are concerned about her increasing confusion and risk of falls.

After reading this article, pharmacists should be able to:
  • Describe factors that affect sleep and circadian rhyth

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