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 30 October 2018, 12:00 PM
Pharmacy staff are well versed in dealing with customers’ embarrassing issues, from ponging pits to bad breath and spotty skin. ey 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 hair loss with reporter Nerine Zoio
Hair loss
If you’re losing hair, my advice is don’t let your frustration tear out what you’ve got remaining.
This is because baldness (or alopec