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
Recertification shake-up: A timesaver or a gateway to employment inequity?
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Recertification shake-up: A timesaver or a gateway to employment inequity?
Wednesday 1 July 2020, 02:43 PM
Michael Pead
The Pharmacy Council is planning big changes to pharmacists’ recertification from 1 April next year. The current points-based competency assessment system is to be replaced with an entirely new “trust and assurance” model. Jonathan Chilton-Towle gauges pharmacists’ reactions to the plan
The Pharmacy Council announced last month it is changing the way pharmacists are recertified – while some say the proposed changes will make life easi