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
Stuffed up: When it’s all in the head
Thursday 1 March 2018, 12:00 PM
It is possibly the most common encounter in community pharmacy: a patient walks in sniffling, sneezing and coughing, with red eyes, and wanting “something for it”. While it is tempting to head straight to the cold and flu remedies and send them on their way before getting back to that mountain of prescriptions; the profession calls on pharmacists and pharmacy staff to look deeper and make sure the remedies are the best treatment for the patient; otherwise, they could have just gone to the supermarket. Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney lays out some treatment option
Pharmacists and their staff all know the WWHAM mnemonic. Who is being treat-ed? What are the symptoms? How long have they had the symptoms? What actio