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
Awkward Corner
Tuesday 29 January 2019, 10:00 PM
Pharmacy staff are well versed in dealing with customers’ embarrassing issues, from ponging pits to bad breath and spotty skin. They are required to walk the line between tactful behaviour and getting to the heart of the matter. Phillipa Boyce, retail manager at Cashel Pharmacy in Christchurch, discusses her approach to bad breath with reporter Nerine Zoio
Causes of bad breath, Bad breath, or haliotosis, can be the result of many factors, but it’s usually caused by poor dental hygiene, and periodontal disease.
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