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As a part of Pharmacy Today's continued exploration of cultural competency in the pharmacy sector, we talk to pharmacists Steve and Mary Roberts from Ngaruawahia, a significant place for Māori in New Zealand, where they have embraced and been embraced by their local community. Māori suffer significant health disparities and inequities in New Zealand. Improving these is an ongoing issue, and the increased cultural competency requirements for continuing professional development within the pharmacy sector include a large focus on Māori health
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*
