About the Authors

Kathleen Potter

Kathleen.Potter@uwa.edu.au

Affiliations School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Leon Flicker

Affiliations School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Amy Page

Affiliation School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Christopher Etherton-Beer

Affiliations School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: KP, CEB, and LF all hold grants from the NHMRC. CEB is a member of a government advisory board (the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee - a statutory committee providing independent advice to the Minister under provisions of the National Health Act). KP, CEB, LF and AP have no other competing interests to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KP CEB. Performed the experiments: KP. Analyzed the data: KP. Wrote the paper: KP LF AP CEB. Provided expert advice: LF.