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
Five GPs and their top five technology tools
Wednesday 9 December 2020, 01:10 AM

Technology.
It has been around since humans started rubbing sticks together and, of course, digitisation has exploded the variety of gadgets, apps and what-nots that GPs have at hand.
New Zealand Doctor|Rata Aotearoa health IT journalist Simon Maude finds out GPs’ top five tech tools for 2020
Wellington GP and tech evangelist Richard Medlicott, of Island Bay Medical Centre, obviously loves his anatomy
1. Complete Anatomy ($143). A great , Complete anatomy scan, This isn’t a picture of Richard Medlicott, it’s a complete anatomy scan
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