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
No safety in numbers without vaccination
Tuesday 1 October 2019, 01:00 AM
Becoming a pharmacist vaccinator is time intensive but relatively inexpensive compared with other certifications
Flu, whooping cough, measles – what’s coming next? Vaccination has never been more important. Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney discusses vaccines pharmacists can currently administer, and looks at the steps needed to become a pharmacist vaccinator and to set up a vaccination service in the pharmacy
At the time of writing, the Canterbury region appears to have fought off its measles epidemic.
During the epidemic, nurses and pharmacists were for, Cold chain chilly bin