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
Refresh your memory: This year's primary healthcare awards
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Refresh your memory: This year's primary healthcare awards
Tuesday 26 October 2021, 03:41 PM

Celebrating primary stars at the gala night held in Auckland
Let the good times roll. Take a look at the photo gallery from this year's New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora and be inspired to enter next year's awards
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