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
Preparing for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy starts with informing your team and patients
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Preparing for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy starts with informing your team and patients
Wednesday 17 February 2021, 12:20 AM

Many people lack confidence in COVID-19 vaccines and view them as being unproven in safety and efficacy
FIRST TIME
GP Jo Scott-Jones discusses the complex problem of vaccine hesitancy, which may threaten the progress New Zealand has made in tackling COVID-19
Key points
Vaccine hesitancy is a complex problem with multiple factors that interact.
Provide your team and your patients with comprehensiv
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