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
Māori health snapshot: Follow the data and target inequities
Wednesday 30 April 2025, 12:00 AM

The question is, what to do with nearly two decades of data on Māori health?
Gabrielle Baker is pleased to have the findings from the new Tatau Kahukura but is disheartened by health factors for Māori that are not improving, such as the life expectancy gap and problems with accessing healthcare
The other day someone mentioned to me that an updated version of Tatau Kahukura was online. I almost couldn’t believe it. It has been 10 years since t
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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References
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- Riley N. Māori data is a taonga. E-Tangata. May 2023. See: tinyurl.com/Maori-data
- Ministry of Health. Tatau Kahukura: Māori Health Chart Book 2024. See: tinyurl.com/Chart-2024
- New Zealand Government. Social Investment Agency. January 2025. See: tinyurl.com/Govt-SIA
- New Zealand Government. Hon Nicola Willis: “Speech to Social Investment Hui: Jack and his whānau need our help.” November 2024. See: tinyurl.com/Speech-Willis
- Ibid.