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
Sophie Oliff
Sophie is a newly registered pharmacist based at Wellington Hospital. She has a keen interest in social innovation and entrepreneurship having co-founded two social enterprises (The Social Change Collective and The Social Experiment) during her intern year in 2017. She believes in the power of young people; she is the chairman of Ignite Consultants and is excited to be joining the pharmacy profession at a time of imminent change.
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Wednesday 1 May 2024, 12:20 AM
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