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
First female university grad reflects on pharmacy’s ‘incredible’ evolution
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First female university grad reflects on pharmacy’s ‘incredible’ evolution
Monday 1 March 2021, 12:30 AM
Margaret Sumich with the graduating class of 1965. Photo: Otago School of Pharmacy
One of the first graduates of the University of Otago’s degree course in pharmacy, Margaret Sumich, reflects on the transformation of the profession over the past 60 years. She talks to reporter Anna Lee
As one of three foundation graduates and the first female graduate of the University of Otago’s School of Pharmacy, retired pharmacist Margaret Sumich, Margaret Sumich 2021, Margaret Sumich