In this article, Sue Frankland looks at the global problem of wastage of medications, including causes such as overprescribing and non-adherence. She also presents information from her master’s dissertation on how people understand, and respond to, medication expiration dates
Spotlight: Back to school
Monday 1 February 2021, 12:40 AM
The holidays are over and around New Zealand kids are heading back to the classroom. Pharmacy owner HeeSeung Lee speaks to reporter Jonathan Chilton-Towle about common ailments children might encounter at school and what pharmacy staff can do to help parents protect them
Communicable diseases, Children love to spend time in close proximity to each other, so schools make a good breeding ground for diseases spread by viruses. While these must