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
Mobile equity bus a huge success for Māori provider
Wednesday 26 May 2021, 01:35 AM

Chris Tooley from Te Puna Ora O Mataatua and associate health minister Peeni Henare
MINISTRY OF HEALTH EQUITY AWARD
This award recognises primary healthcare providers who have taken specific action to address health equity gaps in the populations they serve. They will have canvassed and listened to the needs of their customer group, and designed solutions that meet those needs and have significantly improved the health of people in that group
WINNER
MOBILE EQUITY BUS
Te Puna Ora o Mataatua Charitable Trust
When the Government’s COVID-19 alert level system was announced in March 2020,
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