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November 12 to 18 was World Antibiotic Awareness Week, an event meant to raise awareness of one of a number of growing threats to human health – antibiotic resistance. The World Health Organization campaign this year is entitled: ‘Change can’t wait’. Our time with antibiotics is running out. Capital and Coast DHB infectious diseases pharmacist Chris Little shares his views on the looming threat
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*
