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
Sex on the beach – dealing with the consequences
Friday 24 November 2017, 01:26 PM
During the festive season, people tend to overstep their boundaries in the whirl of sun, late-night parties and festivities. Often the resulting sexual encounters leave them with undesirable surprises – STIs and unwanted pregnancies. Pharmacy Today reporter Nerine Zoio talks to pharmacists about how they deal with the influx of patients
The health hazards of summer time flings and unprotected sex are familiar ground for pharmacists, especially those working in popular summer destinati