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
A FINAL FEW WORDS: What surprises did you have for us this year?
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A FINAL FEW WORDS: What surprises did you have for us this year?
Monday 12 December 2022, 02:30 AM

A final Few Words
In every issue of New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa this year, we’ve convinced a member of the general practice team to share “A few words” about their world – loves, loathes and what we may not have guessed about them. It threw up a few surprises
Tamah Clapham, Many years ago, I was a medical storyliner for the TV show Shortland Street – I definitely didn’t come up with the latest nursing recruitment-drive st, Tamah Clapham, Tamah Clapham, nurse practitioner and part owner at The Doctors Middlemore
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