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
Pregnancy planning: When the time is right, get the timing right
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Pregnancy planning: When the time is right, get the timing right
Saturday 1 October 2022, 01:15 AM
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SHYLA HAS BEEN COLLECTING her oral contraceptive from your pharmacy for the past four years, but this time, she tells you it will be her last prescription as she and her husband are going to try for a baby. She asks you how she can tell when she has ovulated as she has heard this is the best time to try to conceive.
Trying for a baby can be exciting and romantic or very stressful and testing of a relationship. Chances are most couples won’t know which path they wi
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