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
A ‘whole-picture’ approach to sexual health
Wednesday 1 December 2021, 01:15 AM
When consulting with patients about sexual health, pharmacists need to be prepared to discuss everything from contraception to relationship health [Image from: iStock.com – petekarici and iStock.com –Mukhina1]
Previous articles in this series have covered treatment of vaginal irritation and how to address difficult men’s health conversations. Here, Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney focuses on opportunities to look at the whole picture when providing sexual health services in the pharmacy
It’s another busy afternoon in your suburban dispensary: there are three patient prescriptions waiting for checking, a cream to be compounded, 30 COVI