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
Community testing centres open as some clinics run out of coronavirus swabs
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Community testing centres open as some clinics run out of coronavirus swabs
Friday 20 March 2020, 04:45 PM
White Cross St Lukes will be the site of one of five COVID-19 community-based assessment centres in metropolitan Auckland
Just as some clinics run out of swabs for COVID-19, community-based testing centres have begun opening
“I think that will take the load off general practice, which is really needed”
Just as some clinics run out of swabs for COVID-19, community-base
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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