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With ever-changing rules and expectations for pharmacists, patients with complex requirements, and the constant need to manage relationships with staff and other health professionals, the dispensary can be a confusing place. Pharmacy Today’s Dispensing Wisdom is a place where pharmacists can find answers to any questions bothering them about their daily practice. We have two pharmacists at different stages of their careers willing to share their differing perspectives on your pharmacy problems: Christchurch pharmacist Des Bailey, and young Taranaki pharmacist Deema Alusi. Our reader asks:
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...
