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
Awkward Corner: Away with anxiety
Wednesday 3 October 2018, 10:00 AM
Pharmacy staff are well versed in dealing with customers’ embarrassing issues from ponging pits to bad breath and spotty skin. They are required to walk the line between tactful behaviour and getting to the heart of the matter. Emma Jarman, retail counter manager at Auckland’s Life Pharmacy Sylvia Park, discusses her approach to anxiety disorders with reporter Nerine Zoio
No one can say that they haven’t experienced anxiety; it’s part and parcel of the human condition.
However, for some, anxiety can become so severe