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
Spotlight on indigestion and heartburn
Sunday 1 July 2018, 12:00 AM
Hee Seung Lee, the owner of four Auckland pharmacies, chats to Pharmacy Today about the common causes of heartburn and indigestion, how to treat symptoms and when pharmacy staff need to refer the patient to the pharmacist
Find out where the pain is coming from, Pharmacy staff must ask a patient to point to the area that is causing pain or discomfort to determine whether they have heartburn and indigestion, or