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
Countdown to the new Privacy Act 2020: Time for a final privacy ‘health check’
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Countdown to the new Privacy Act 2020: Time for a final privacy ‘health check’
Wednesday 4 November 2020, 12:55 AM

Eve Kennedy
PRIVACY MATTERS
With less than a month to go until the new Privacy Act 2020 comes into effect, privacy expert Eve Kennedy says it’s time to carry out a ‘health check’ of your existing privacy practices
The new Privacy Act comes into effect on 1 December 2020. We have previously outlined the upcoming changes to the new act – such as mandatory notifica
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