Website intended for a NZ health professional readership
About common nutritional disorders, such as obesity and malnutrition. Dr Lee says the pharmacy is a really good place to offer eating and lifestyle advice, because many patients with a nutritional disorder have other medical conditions like diabetes or heart problems
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*
