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
All run and dusted: Rotorua’s marathon-running pharmacist
Wednesday 11 March 2020, 09:03 AM
Megan competing in the Rotorua half marathon in 2017
For most people, just the thought of running 42.2km is exhausting. But Megan Grant,
a pharmacist at Rotorua’s Unichem The Mall, loves pounding the pavement for extreme distances. Reporter Jonathan Chilton-Towle speaks to Megan about her love of long-distance running
What sort of events are you competing in?, I’m a member of the local Rotorua running club Lake City. I do half marathons and marathons along with the local events we have in the winter, like cr