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Journalist Alan Perrott speaks to Tony Blakely, the Kiwi public health professor now based in Melbourne, who is leading the royal commission into the COVID-19 response, at the Auckland hotel where the commission has been meeting with sector representatives
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
Current clinical guidelines emphasise the significance of having two Adrenaline Auto-Injectors (AAIs) for individuals at risk of anaphylaxis.1*
