A joint effort-the pivotal role of pharmacy

摘要

For 70-year-old retiree Stephen Price,joint pain has had a significant impact on day-to-day life.Once an avid cook,he now relies mostly on ready meals as the pain and swelling in his thumb Joints means he no longer has the dexterity needed to peel or chop vegetables.He also used to enjoy swimming a mile six times per week,but the pain in his shoulder means he can no longer exercise the way he used to.Price has also experienced major problems with his knee and hip joints,which have required surgery,and says he relies on a topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug(NSAID)for his painful thumbs and pregabalin for nerve damage in his knee,in order to get to sleep at night.