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The Pharmacy Council’s new recertification framework for practising pharmacists requires peer engagement in groups as an activity to maintain competence. Here, GP Jo Scott-Jones, explains why peer groups are valuable, how to go about setting up a peer group and facilitating meetings, and what to do when you notice something is amiss in your group
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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*
