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
You do the crime you bear the publicity - especially if you’re a pharmacist
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You do the crime you bear the publicity - especially if you’re a pharmacist
Friday 2 July 2021, 09:28 AM
Fifty-one cases involving pharmacists have been heard by the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal since it was set up in 2004
Appearing before the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal is nerve-wracking enough, but for the vast majority of pharmacists who appear, their name will be publicly connected to their misdemeanours for the rest of their careers. Yet, a new study shows this is not the case for other health professionals. Ruth Brown and Steve Hart report
Being publicly named will follow a health practitioner for the rest of their career, long after they have learned from their mistakes
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