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
Taking a look at vitamin A
Bottles of multivitamins are a common sight on New Zealand pharmacy shelves. But what is the clinical evidence backing up their use? Each month, complementary medicine expert Shaun Holt takes a look at the science in his A to Z of Vitamins series.
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