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
Give elders a chance to run health – they couldn’t do a worse job
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Give elders a chance to run health – they couldn’t do a worse job
Friday 16 July 2021, 03:46 PM

Older people could run the health system, suggests Barbara Docherty, who has been thinking well outside the box (whatever the box is)
Without a happy, well-paid, respected workforce, it was only a matter of time before a crisis would develop
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Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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