• Should we use appetite stimulants for malnourished elderly patients? 

    Persons, Robert K.; Nichols, William (Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2007)
    Only 1 appetite stimulate, megestrol acetate oral suspension (Megace) at 400 mg or 800 mg daily, has been studied in this population. The data show only limited benefit, mixed outcomes, and potential harm (strength of ...