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
Pseudoephedrine is back: Is crime making a return?
Monday 1 July 2024, 03:30 AM
One pharmacy has been burgled for pseudoephedrine, so far [Image: iStock.com – stevecoleimages]
Pseudoephedrine became available for over-the-counter sale for the first time in 13 years on 20 May, after the ACT Party delivered on its election promise to undo the 2011 reclassification of the product as a prescription-only medicine. Jonathan Chilton-Towle looks at what pharmacies have experienced since then
Since pseudoephedrine returned to pharmacy shelves just over a month ago, one pharmacy has been burgled for the product and some pharmacists are repor