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
Help men take their health and wellbeing seriously
Friday 1 October 2021, 01:25 AM
Getting some men to speak up about health issues can be hard work. (Image: CR Christopher Ott on Unsplash)
Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney sums up the services you can provide in the pharmacy to help men get more on top of their health
There is still a long way to go in enabling men to drop the bravado when it comes to their health, and ask for help
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References
1. Men’s Health Week. Mental Health. menshealthweek.co.nz/mental-health2
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3. Smits RM, Mackenzie‐Proctor R, Yazdani A, et al. Antioxidants for male subfertility. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019;3:CD007411.