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
Sci-fi shows to whet your appetite
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Sci-fi shows to whet your appetite
Thursday 23 June 2022, 11:35 AM

Science fiction takes us on a journey into new worlds, possibly with new life forms and ways of thinking [image: Stefan Kunze on Unsplash]
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With early TV dramas focused on exploring the universe, and later, movies spawning a huge franchise that continues unabated, science fiction is an established favourite for the viewing public’s enjoyment, as Nat Dolan writes
These two franchises often feel quite at odds with each other, two sides of the same coin
Science fiction was once a black sheep of sorts. Either, robot, Robots, androids and aliens often feature in the sci-fi genre [image: Aideal Hwa on Unsplash]
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