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
Albany pharmacies record gloomy Christmas sales
Monday 28 January 2019, 10:00 AM
Chemist Warehouse opened in Albany, Auckland, last November
Chemist Warehouse is rapidly expanding with five pharmacies open in the Auckland region alone, and plans to roll out around 70 throughout all New Zealand. Miranda Cook investigates how smaller pharmacies in north Auckland are coping following the recent opening of a store in Albany. Some have reported a loss of retail sales during what is usually a bumper period, with one owner calling on the Commerce Commission to step in
The big, bold and blue letters shouting “free prescriptions” across the sky-high shopfront of Chemist Warehouse in the Albany Mega Centre are hard to , Manal Gayed, Unichem Rosedale Pharmacy owner Manal Gayed says she is worried about the year ahead following the opening of Chemist Warehouse nearby