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
REPORT STATUS: All about health
Wednesday 31 March 2021, 02:50 AM

Keeping up with the mountain of research, reviews and reports is a head-spinner. Simon Maude went searching on the web pages of Parliament’s Health Select Committee and the Ministry of Health
Health and Independence Report 2019
Released on 9 March, the 53-page report presents the latest data on measures of health, including life expectan
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