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It is impossible to deny that the face of New Zealand's pharmacy sector is changing. When you go into a pharmacy anywhere in the country, you are as likely to be served by a young Indian woman as the traditional white middle-aged man. But if you go higher up the food chain, this diversity begins to disappear. Reporter Jonathan Chilton-Towle asks why this is and whether there is an appetite for more diversity in pharmacy leadership
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*
