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Not many people ever get to swim in warm, crystal-clear waters surrounded by sea turtles and tropical fish, let alone doing that on their daily lunch break! But until recently, this was just everyday life for Shannon Saunders who was sole community pharmacist in the Cook Islands until the end of last year. Reporter Jonathan Chilton-Towle speaks to Shannon about her newly discovered love of ocean swimming
In this article, Sue Frankland looks at the global problem of wastage of medications, including causes such as overprescribing and non-adherence. She also presents information from her master’s dissertation on how people understand, and respond to, medication expiration dates
Why recognising the signs of dehydration is important...
