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
Long COVID harms will land with ACC
Wednesday 8 June 2022, 04:20 AM

COVID-19 causes long-term illness in perhaps 10 per cent of cases [Image: Cemile Bingol on iStock]
Long COVID hasn’t triggered ACC claims as yet, but inevitably will, especially from health professionals. Natasha Jojoa Burling reports
Key points, ACC has paid nearly $130,000 to 16 workers for COVID-19-related claims, mostly nurses or midwives.
It’s unclear how many claims are for long COVID, , BACK panel - grey
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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