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
Wasted years of workforce ‘leadership’
Wednesday 16 March 2022, 01:45 AM

Health workers bear the load; how it is to be shared remains unclear after a decade or more of debate [Nikkimeel on iStock]
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Jenny Carryer struggles to see improvements after countless workshops on solving health workforce stresses, strains and shortages
Despite consistent, well-evidenced advice, no concrete change has resulted
Over the years, there have been many expensive information-sharing and, Jenny Carryer new 2019
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