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
Corridor conversations and collaboration: Growing demand for pharmacist prescribers
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Corridor conversations and collaboration: Growing demand for pharmacist prescribers
Thursday 16 July 2020, 01:17 PM
Penny Clark is one of just 37 pharmacist prescribers in New Zealand
As pharmacist prescribers become increasingly popular in New Zealand, Pharmcy Today takes a look at what the varied role entails and finds a lack of funding is stunting its growth. Anna Lee reports
Chair of the Clinical Advisory Pharmacists Association Penny Clark is one of just 37 pharmacist prescribers in New Zealand.
But she says there is