Mrs GW is an 80-year-old lady who lives with her husband. She has a past medical history including;
diabetes type 2
diabetic peripheral neuropathy
peripheral vascular disease
cutaneous lupus
osteopenia
gastric erosions
vitamin B12 deficiency (newly diagnosed).
Mrs GW was a smoker for many years at around 30 cigarettes daily. She ceased smoking a year ago, with the assistance of nicotine patches. The staff at Mrs GW's community pharmacy noticed that she had not been visiting the pharmacy as much as she had in the past. When asking her husband why this was, he explained that she was less mobile than before.
History
Publication title
Australian Pharmacist
Issue
August 2012
Pagination
656-661
ISSN
0728-4632
Department/School
School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Publisher
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Place of publication
PO Box 21 Curtin, ACT 2605 Australia
Rights statement
Copyright 2012 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.