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
Rolling in the deep: How Shannon fell in love with ocean swimming
Sunday 30 June 2019, 10:00 AM
Not many people ever get to swim in warm, crystal-clear waters surrounded by sea turtles and tropical fish, let alone doing that on their daily lunch break! But until recently, this was just everyday life for Shannon Saunders who was sole community pharmacist in the Cook Islands until the end of last year. Reporter Jonathan Chilton-Towle speaks to Shannon about her newly discovered love of ocean swimming
How did you get into ocean swimming?
When I grew up, I did pool swimming. I did competitive swimming at school, but I was kind of a has-beenthat-ne