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
Workforce woes and budget blues: Cook Islands’ healthcare is all about the people
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Workforce woes and budget blues: Cook Islands’ healthcare is all about the people
Wednesday 9 November 2022, 03:00 AM

Tu Papa primary care clinic team are based close to the beach and near Rarotonga’s main township, Avarua [Images: Zahra Shahtahmasebi]
Zahra Shahtahmasebi finds out how a tiny Pacific nation’s health system copes with the twin challenges of vast geographical area and tight workforce constraints
Until the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, the Cook Islands had no primary care service.
Now, a beachside primary care centre can be found on the main is
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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