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Gordon’s Pharmacy in Gisborne has long been dedicated to going the extra mile, with twice-daily medication deliveries to rural communities up to 200km away. Now their strategies are smoothing the transition to COVID-19 restrictions for staff and patients. Anna Lee reports
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*
