Antipsychotics in Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that approximately affects 1 in every 500 people in the UK. It is more prevalent in men than in women and it usually starts [...]
A pharmacist’s insight into a refugee camp – our colleague Miguel Zalacain recently helped in the Vial refugee camp in Greece
I spent the two first weeks of October 2018 volunteering with a Basque NGO called Salvamento Marítimo Humanitario (SMH) – a humanitarian rescue association in the Greek island of Chios, [...]
Personality disorder – is polypharmacy the way forward?
The Royal College of Psychiatrists define personality disorder (PD) as a heterogeneous group of conditions which vary greatly in their severity. It is characterised by long-standing, pervasive [...]
Epilepsy and mental health
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder affecting around 600,000 people in the UK. There are many types of epilepsies and all are characterised by the occurrence of recurrent seizures. [...]
Overview of treating insomnia with medication
Adults sleep an average of seven to eight hours a day, but the need for sleep varies from person to person and usually diminishes with age. Insomnia is a very common condition, with a one-year [...]
Omega-3 for Mental health
There are numerous products in the UK that contain omega-3 fatty acids. Currently there are three preparations listed in the BNF that contain unsaturated fatty acids that belong to the group of [...]
