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
Reframing ageing: Opportunities to address ageism and elder abuse
Professor Ngaire Kerse discusses how we think and talk about older people, and how it makes a difference to their wellbeing. She also highlights an under-reported problem in New Zealand – elder abuse
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