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
Mental health system is in crisis and there is a cure
Wednesday 21 July 2021, 12:00 AM

ASMS executive director, Sarah Dalton
ASMS
The sector and the public have some hard truths for the health minister about the state of mental health services, writes Sarah Dalton
We were delighted to host health minister Andrew Little at our recent “Creating Solutions” conference.
It’s a positive sign when the person at the
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