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
Telepharmacy: It’s here, let's embrace it
In response to the Ministry of Health funding telehealth services through pharmacy, Katrina Azer, one of New Zealand’s first digital pharmacists, provides an overview. Ms Azer has been providing telepharmacy as a virtual clinical pharmacist at Tend Health for more than 12 months
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