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
An A to Z of vitamins
Thursday 1 March 2018, 12:00 PM
Millions of people take vitamins, around a third of people in developed countries, and billions of dollars’ worth are bought each year
Multivitamins are a mainstay of pharmacy sales all over the world. Their efficacy is hotly debated, with some health professionals claiming they are a waste of money and others believing they can be a valuable source of nutrients missing from the modern diet. This year, complementary medicines expert, author and entrepreneur Shaun Holt will be focusing on an A to Z of multivitamins in his monthly columns
Bottles of multivitamins take up entire rows at most pharmacies.
Millions of people take them, around a third of people in developed countries, a