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A recommendation banning the retail sale of some codeine-containing medicines has sparked debate about how serious opioid addiction is in New Zealand, with some pharmacists arguing there is a large problem, mostly unknown by the wider public. Miranda Cook reports
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...
