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
Fishing with Shane Heswall
Sunday 1 July 2018, 12:00 AM
Shane Heswall, owner of Kensington Pharmacy in Whangarei, sporting an 18kg kingfish he caught at North Reef, just north of the Poor Knights Islands, outside the marine reserve
New Zealand is one of the world’s great fishing destinations, with 1000 kilometres of coastline and crystal-clear rivers, lakes, and back-country streams abounding with fish – mainly accessible as property of the public domain. Pharmacy Today reporter Nerine Zoio, speaks to Shane Heswall, owner of Kensington Pharmacy in Whangarei, about his “fishaholism”
Why fishing?
I grew up in Waiotira which is 20 minutes south of Whangarei.
My dad, a dairy farmer with 300 Jersey cows, introduced me to fishin