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
Hopes raised then dashed again by the Simpson concept of locality
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Hopes raised then dashed again by the Simpson concept of locality
Wednesday 7 October 2020, 02:55 AM

The Kāpiti Coast area could have ideal boundaries for a health “locality”
Ian Powell was tempted to believe that the Simpson report recommendations had good news on local health services. But now, he finds, it’s a case of ‘yeah, nah’
Increasingly, I see the Heather Simpson-led review of the health and disability system as a mix ofmisplaced, distracting and disruptive bureaucratic r
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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