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
Hone your edge: Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee
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Hone your edge: Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee
Friday 20 July 2018, 09:07 AM

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Contributor Gayle Robins rounds up the clinical education content in the latest issue of New Zealand Doctor. Use the embedded links to go through to the relevant ELearning page
Clinical articles in the Practice section of the 18 July issue of New Zealand Doctor pack a punch – from provocation and stinging attacks, to battle l
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