Supporting transgender and non-binary young people in general practice

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Supporting transgender and non-binary young people in general practice

Cathy Stephenson

Thursday 6 January 2022, 09:00 AM

Both gender and sex exist along a spectrum

We are on our summer break and the editorial office is closed until 17 January. In the meantime, please enjoy our Summer Hiatus series, an eclectic mix from our news and clinical archives and articles from The Conversation throughout the year. This article was first published in the 4 August edition

GP Cathy Stephenson provides suggestions for working successfully with transgender and non-binary young people, to ensure you don’t add to the barriers they face

Key points, Create a safe space for transgender and non-binary rangatahi by using gender-neutral language and always acknowledging the wider rainbow community.

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How to Treat

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Polypharmacy

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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