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
Malloy slams ‘ridiculous’ shortfall in funding for GP registrar training
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Malloy slams ‘ridiculous’ shortfall in funding for GP registrar training
Wednesday 16 August 2017, 11:19 AM

The theme of this year’s RNZCGP Conference for General Practice was “Inspire. Invent. Interwine. Working together we can do great things”. Health minister Jonathan Coleman spoke on the first morning of the conference, which was attended by nearly 500 delegates and 40 exhibitors, who enjoyed a sunny Dunedin. Cliff Taylor, Fiona Thomas and Liane Topham-Kindley report
Funding for GP registrars on the RNZCGP's training programme is falling short - a ridiculous situation, president Tim Malloy said at the college confe
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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