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Māori and Pasifika make up just 1 per cent of pharmacists in New Zealand, and more work needs to be done in schools to nudge students towards a career in pharmacy, write members of Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa, The Māori Pharmacists’ Association
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*
