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
On the front line: Edi Jayetileke
Saturday 1 August 2020, 03:30 AM
From hitting “snooze” five times every morning to helping recovering addicts through addiction services, St Lukes Medical Pharmacy dispensary manager Edi Jayetileke answers Anna Lee’s questions about her day-to-day work “on the front line”
St Lukes Medical Pharmacy dispensary manager Edi Jayetileke arrived in New Zealand aged three after her family migrated from Sri Lanka to escape the c