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
Primary care clinics steadfast as rain pummels the West Coast
Wednesday 10 April 2019, 10:15 AM

The Waiho River bridge was destroyed by floods, cutting off the Fox Glacier clinic from its northern West Coast PHO neighbour clinics
Alan Perrott spent a few days making regular calls to South Westland to catch up with health workers after floods cut off roads, and bridge collapses divided communities
I did have the first helicopter ride of my life. That’s what makes the West Coast such a unique place to work, you truly do not know what you’re going, Rural nurse specialist Fiona Goodwin, of Fox Glacier, Rural nurse specialist Fiona Goodwin, of Fox Glacier, says floods and being cut off by a bridge collapse are good practice for “the big one”
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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