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Two mighty armies of plastic and metal figures face each other across the dining-room table. Each lovingly crafted miniature warrior is there for one purpose: to fight (and possibly die) for its maker, a middle-aged man looking down from on high. Measuring tapes dictate how far each soldier marches and the roll of a dice decides the effectiveness of sword blows and volleys of arrows. Kapiti pharmacist Scott Bowman speaks to reporter Jonathan Chilton-Towle about his hobby of tabletop wargaming which now forms part of his pharmacy business
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*
