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
We are ready for the (r)evolution now
Saturday 1 May 2021, 02:00 AM
Rhiannon Braund
Pharmaceutical Society president Professor Rhiannon Braund writes, “Pharmacy needs to keep its head above water until the ‘system’ comes to the realisation that we are the answer to many of the current health system needs”
The first pharmacy conference that I ever attended was titled “Pharmacy at the Crossroads”. It was full of future gazing and aspirational goals for t