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Brett brings in his newborn son, Noah, who is three weeks old, and asks for some advice about nappy rash. He says his son’s groin area looks a little red, and he is wondering if it could be the cloth nappies they are using. Noah is Brett and his partner’s first baby, and he admits they are a bit in the dark when it comes to babies’ skin problems.
In this article, Sue Frankland looks at the global problem of wastage of medications, including causes such as overprescribing and non-adherence. She also presents information from her master’s dissertation on how people understand, and respond to, medication expiration dates
Why recognising the signs of dehydration is important...
