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
Dispensing change: Female pharmacists still climbing the ladder
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Dispensing change: Female pharmacists still climbing the ladder
Friday 8 March 2019, 02:44 PM
Elsa Norvill
To celebrate International Women's Day, we are publishing this feature story from October last year, when reporter Miranda Cook looked at the place of women in pharmacy and talked to women who have broken down barriers in what once was a male preserve. Some interviewees feel females are making good ground in the health policy arena, while others think more needs to be done to propel them into ownership and leadership roles
Elsa Norvill, “I’ll be with you in a minute.”
These are Elsa Norvill’s first words to me as she puts down her mobile to rush off and serve customers. I watch, on