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
Fighting the invisible problem of medicine harm
Tuesday 1 June 2021, 03:16 AM
Pauline McQuoid from Medwise and Clare Perry, deputy director-general, health system improvement and innovation, Ministry of Health
COMMUNITY OR PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PHARMACIST
This award recognises a community pharmacist who has made an outstanding contribution to customer health through their excellence in clinical pharmacy practice. They will have an outstanding commitment to equity in health outcomes and demonstrated professional leadership, imagination and innovation to achieve better outcomes and foster the growth and development of other community pharmacists
WINNER
PAULINE MCQUOID
Severe medicine-related harm is estimated to affect around 45,000 New Zealanders each year and kills more than double the