This article, written by Sidhesh Phaldessai, provides an overview of geriatric psychopharmacology, including the epidemiology of mental health disorders in the older population, the physiological changes that occur with ageing and their impact on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and the use of psychotropic medications in older adults
Guiding the way
Wednesday 2 February 2022, 12:09 AM
Marie Tsai with English Girl Guide leaders at Our Cabaña in Mexico. Marie is pictured front, centre
When not working at Pukekohe South Pharmacy, pharmacist Marie Tsai can often be found leading her local St Lukes Brownies group. Jonathan Chilton-Towle speaks to Marie about what Girl Guides means to her
How did you get involved?, I lived in Mt Eden, Auckland, for most of my childhood. When I was a teenager, I started helping out at my local Girl Guide unit, the St LukesBrownies, GirlGuides2, St Lukes Brownies cooking pancakes on buddy burners at camp