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
Good relations: Supporting doctors and pharmacists to work together
Good relations: Supporting doctors and pharmacists to work together
New work by researchers from Victoria University of Wellington, Courtney Addison and Denise Taylor, sheds light on how pharmacists and doctors work together to advance patients’ access to, and use of, pharmaceuticals
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