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
Delving into world of ‘true crime’
Wednesday 25 May 2022, 01:00 AM

The acts of criminals and their eventual discovery by police is often a story that writes itself [Image: Matteo Modica on Unsplash]
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Taking a glimpse into real crime events and the motivations behind them, as shown through dramatisations or documentaries, is both a horrifying and compelling experience for the viewer, as Nat Dolan writes
Whether or not the actor is believable as the inhumane ‘monster’… can make or break the production
Opening words to a drama can be pivotal in set, Movie Set Actor CR Joel Muniz on unsplash, Actors seem keen to portray real-life villains and to scare viewers [Image: Joel Muniz on Unsplash]
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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