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
Providing help and care for pharmacy’s youngest patients
Tuesday 30 October 2018, 12:00 PM
Colic in an otherwise healthy infant is likely to be more stressful to the parent than the baby
Everyone has their own ideas about caring for babies, and the rst few years of a child’s life can be a confusing time for new parents. Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney looks at some of the most common baby-care issues encountered by community pharmacists
A woman in her 60s walks into your pharmacy with a baby in a stroller and requests to buy some children’s Phenergan.
You know how this conversation, Indian pharmacist with mother and baby, Always check the parent/ carer knows the correct dose for medications such as infant paracetamol
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