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
Running a ripper rural health conference – here’s the debrief
This is an early online publication of a story due to appear in the 24 April print issue
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Running a ripper rural health conference – here’s the debrief
Tuesday 23 April 2024, 02:04 PM

It takes more than a good cuppa to create a successful conference
Grant Davidson looks at the reasons to attend conferences and the often-intangible benefits from doing so
It is the start of conference season. General practice and all other forms of primary/community health are under amazing stress. We have workforce sho
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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