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
Occupational medicine doctors left on epidemic’s sidelines
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Occupational medicine doctors left on epidemic’s sidelines
Thursday 14 October 2021, 11:12 AM

Insufficient attention has been paid to the health of healthcare workers during the COVID pandemic
Occupational health column asks why the lack of attention to the health of the healthcare workforce
“Had all healthcare workers in these groups followed this advice, it would have crippled the health sector.”
A group of DHB occupational physici
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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