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
Virtual care with patient input: A win for all with home BP monitoring and ManageMyHealth
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Virtual care with patient input: A win for all with home BP monitoring and ManageMyHealth
Wednesday 16 August 2023, 02:00 AM

Home blood pressure recording was used to guide prescribing advice in dangerous hypertension (photo posed by model) [Image: DjelicS on iStock]
Richard Medlicott explains how a hypertensive patient was able to regularly update him with blood pressure levels recorded on a personal monitor, saving time and quickly managing the BP down
Our usual model of care for managing a patient’s condition via the use of episodic appointments is not always very efficient or effective, neither for, Table 1, Table 1. The patient’s initial BP readings at 25 June [Image: Supplied]
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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