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On 19 March, Auckland pharmacist Natalie Gauld met fellow MND NZ fundraiser Allan Bullot, a Deloitte New Zealand partner who for fundraising purposes doubles as a threemetre-tall tree.
Mr Bullot walked from St Heliers to Silo Park and back in the 25kg costume, inspired by Lord of the Rings character Treebeard, to show support for university friend Greg Horton, who has MND.
Mr Bullot has raised more than $10,000 for MND NZ so far.
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...
