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
Run that by me again? - Five questions you might be asking about Budget 2022
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Run that by me again? - Five questions you might be asking about Budget 2022
Wednesday 8 June 2022, 09:59 AM

The Budget has delivered a record sum for the health sector but, as is so often the case, teasing out the good news from the more mundane proves problematic. New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa reporters came up with answers to some tricky questions
For general practice?, General practice appears only twice in the whole document; last year’s had four mentions
Q: I’ve been trying to figure out exactly what general p
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