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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Southern Cross Insurance Primary and Secondary Integration Award
Thursday 30 January 2020, 03:33 PM

Clinical pharmacists in Hawke’s Bay are working with GPs to address the region’s high rate of opioid prescriptions, with impressive results, while Waitematā DHB's electronic consultation programme (E-consult) is an innovative telecommunication service based on an alliance model between primary and secondary care
Clinical Pharmacists Facilitators Team - Hawke’s Bay DHB, Prescribing of long term opioids: Clinical Pharmacists bring primary and secondary
care together to uncover the real issues
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