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
Help reduce harm from drugs as you prepare young people for festival season
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Help reduce harm from drugs as you prepare young people for festival season
Wednesday 15 December 2021, 12:20 AM

Summer in New Zealand is festival time, bringing with it the potential for risky drug use [Image: Krists Luhaers on Unsplash]
GP Cathy Stephenson runs through the realistic expectations you should have regarding the use of recreational drugs by young people, then provides advice for minimising the harm associated with this risky behaviour
Key points, Take a harm reduction approach to discussions with young people about drug use – talk through the pros and cons, and help put safety measures in place, Pract Green w Pale Yellow
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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