For older people and frail people, the long-term benefit of medicines reduces and the potential for harm from adverse effects increases. When the benefit–risk balance changes in this way, medicine review and optimisation are important to simplify the therapeutic regimen, reduce inappropriate medicines and minimise risks. In this article, pharmacist prescriber Linda Bryant uses two case studies to illustrate important considerations during medicine reviews
Be engaged, stay engaged: Looking for frank discussion on key issues
Wednesday 2 August 2017, 04:19 PM

RNZCGP president Tim Malloy finds GPs engaged and willing but unhappy with lack of recognition
Engagement. Not the “until death do we part” kind of engagement, but the “I’m involved with something” type.
It’s something that we as GPs do every
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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