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
Shots fired over throat swabbing in schools
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Shots fired over throat swabbing in schools
Thursday 8 July 2021, 10:43 AM

An Auckland DHB report has sparked debate on the effectiveness of school-based throat swabbing to reduce the rate of acute rheumatic fever - countering comments include that the focus on cost-effectiveness is short-sighted
Rheumatic fever is back in the spotlight amid divergent views on the benefit of prevention programmes. Alan Perrott reports
Key points , An Auckland DHB committee received a report questioning the cost-effectiveness of school-based rheumatic fever programmes.
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