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Everyone has their own ideas about caring for babies, and the rst few years of a child’s life can be a confusing time for new parents. Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney looks at some of the most common baby-care issues encountered by community pharmacists
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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...
