Older People

Pharmacists around the motu are busy giving flu vaccinations, as the flu vaccination season began this week on 1 April and runs through to 1 September.  

Specialist GP Ngaire Kerse discusses the latest report from Alzheimer’s Disease International, which focuses on global attitudes towards dementia

A year-8 award-winning inventor from Whitby Collegiate, Porirua, says research support from pharmacists was vital in the development of his AI-capable medication identifier Pill-Bot

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

Consultant cardiologist Chris Ellis explains why older patients shouldn’t be too quick to drop their statin

Aucklanders aged 65 and over will receive an invitation to book their COVID-19 vaccination within the next week as Group 3 continues to roll out across the Auckland metro region