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
Three decades in pharmacy education and still going strong
Friday 17 August 2018, 12:00 PM
David Woods with the medical graduates he taught clinical pharmacology to at Karaganda State Medical University in Kazakhstan last year
Pharmacy Today reporter Nerine Zoio chats to David Woods, a consultant, pharmacist, educator and researcher who recently celebrated 30 years in New Zealand pharmacy education at the University of Otago’s School of Pharmacy
Describe your career’s focal areas
My background is in medicines information, rational drug use and evidence-based practice, pharmaceutical educati, David Woods Astana , David Woods at a conference in Astana, Kazakhstan