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
Okay, Boomer, you’re full of tech
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Okay, Boomer, you’re full of tech
Friday 18 November 2022, 02:03 PM

Hippies are hard to find in the Boomer generation these days [image: Jamie Street on Unsplash]
Inspired by a successful joint replacement, Greg Judkins wrote a poem poking the borax at a privileged generation
Shrapnel of the Age
Don’t knock technology you precious Boomer
with stents to hold your options open
pacemakers to keep you up with the beat
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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