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
Pharmacy – is it your job, career or vocation?
Monday 1 April 2024, 02:00 AM
Pharmacists might be happier at work if they can shift their perception of their job from being a career to a vocation [Image: iStock.com –t:Anton Vierietin (edited)]
Clinical pharmacist Katrina Azer looks at ways pharmacists can find satisfaction in their careers, in the first of a series of articles
If I ask you, “Why are you a pharmacist?” what would your answer be? I am guessing I might get answers like:
“It pays my bills.”
“It is a secu
References
1. Aspden TJ, Silwal PR, Marowa M, Ponton R. Why do pharmacists leave the profession? A mixed-method exploratory study. Pharm Pract (Granada) 2021 Apr-Jun;19(2):2332; doi: 10.18549/ PharmPract.2021.2.2332.
2. Elizabeth Gilbert on distinguishing between hobbies, jobs, careers, and vocation. Watch on YouTube on tinyurl. com/2e88dkr9