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
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Pharmaceutical Society Innovation in Service Delivery Award
Thursday 30 January 2020, 03:35 PM

Western Bay of Plenty PHO's Project ERAD is an early alert tool for caregivers in aged care facilities. ProCare and Mercy Radiology have created a new referral pathway to MRI for orthopaedic injuries in primary care
Western Bay of Plenty PHO, Early Recognition of Acute Deterioration in Aged Residential Care Residents – project ERAD
An early alert tool that helps caregivers in aged-care f, Kate O’Dwyer and Louise Fowler, Kate O'Dwyer and Louise Fowler
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