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. 2022 Mar;39(3):245-247.
doi: 10.1007/s40266-022-00922-5. Epub 2022 Feb 23.

The FORTA (Fit fOR The Aged) List 2021: Fourth Version of a Validated Clinical Aid for Improved Pharmacotherapy in Older Adults

Farhad Pazan  1 , Christel Weiss  2 , Martin Wehling  3 ; FORTA
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The FORTA (Fit fOR The Aged) List 2021: Fourth Version of a Validated Clinical Aid for Improved Pharmacotherapy in Older Adults

Farhad Pazan et al. Drugs Aging. 2022 Mar.

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Conflict of interest statement

Martin Wehling was employed by AstraZeneca R&D, Mölndal, as director of discovery medicine (translational medicine) from 2003 to 2006, while on sabbatical leave from his professorship at the University of Heidelberg. Since returning to this position in January 2007, he has received lecturing and consulting fees from Bristol Myers, Bayer, Boehringer-Ingelheim, LEO, Mundipharma, Novartis, Pfizer, Polyphor, Helsinn, Allergan, Allecra, Novo-Nordisk, Heel, AstraZeneca, Roche, Santhera, Sanofi-Aventis, Shire, Berlin-Chemie and Daichii-Sankyo. Farhad Pazan and Christel Weiss have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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