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This article is a summary of the work completed to date by the Environmental Pharmacy Initiative Committee, with an explanation of why the healthcare impact on climate change is important and ways we can contribute towards sustainable pharmacy
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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
Current clinical guidelines emphasise the significance of having two Adrenaline Auto-Injectors (AAIs) for individuals at risk of anaphylaxis.1*
