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
‘We will do better tomorrow’: Watchdog saw harmed complainants’ need to heal
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‘We will do better tomorrow’: Watchdog saw harmed complainants’ need to heal
Wednesday 23 September 2020, 03:20 AM

Former HDC Anthony Hill says it has been important for complainants, failed by a health practitioner or provider, to know that improvements will be made
Thousands upon thousands of complaint letters and 10 years trying to resolve them. Anthony Hill talks to Alan Perrott about being health and disability commissioner
Key points, Anthony Hill was health and disability commissioner for 10 years and left the role on 28 August.
Mr Hill says primary care must take an integrated,
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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