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: Like flying an Airbus A380, not a Cessna
Wednesday 9 October 2024, 12:00 AM

General practice is like flying an Airbus A380, it needs many people with many skills, to take off, fly and land safely [Image: Tim Dennert on Unsplash]
General practice is a bit like flying a large aircraft, writes Samantha Murton. It requires a skilled, multidisciplinary team to ensure patients receive the care they need
We would not put a bunch of people onto an A380 to fill in gaps without carefully considering their fit, skills and oversight of how they work in the
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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