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
The big Little revolution: From A to Z
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The big Little revolution: From A to Z
Thursday 13 May 2021, 12:53 PM

Editor Barbara Fountain has put together this handy to A to Z of Andrew Little's health sector reforms
A: Andrew Little became health minister in November 2020, following re-election of the Labour Party to government in the October general election. Mr
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