What adjustment should you expect to be made for an 82-year-old patient who is newly prescribed chloral hydrate for insomnia?

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Older adults should be given lower doses of drugs for insomnia because they are more sensitive to the effects of these drugs and more likely to experience side effects.This is especially true for the first dose of a newly prescribed drug until the patient knows how the drug will affect him or her.

What Adjustment Should You Expect to Be Made for an 82-Year-Old