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
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Wednesday 21 July 2021, 03:00 AM

We want to get cracking now, not later [Photo from Simon Maude's portfolio - Kumeu Village Medical Centre practice manager Lianne Otto, and registered nurse Cherryl Germanis, September 2020]
Editor Barbara Fountain reflects on the power of timely information and the value of our journalism
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