The Pharmacology Of Aging: Why Age Matters

Organizers: Seongeun (Julia) Cho (US Food and Drug Administration), Jennifer Henry (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Speakers: Darrell R. Abernethy (US Food and Drug Administration), Angela Birnbaum (University of Minnesota), Jenny Y. Chien (Eli Lilly), Jeremy D. Walston (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), Molly E. Zimmerman (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
Older individuals are the major users of many medications, yet clinical data to support evidence-based therapy are often lacking. This symposium presents clinical, regulatory and industry considerations in investigating drugs for older patients.