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
Young Kaikohe pharmacist a taonga in her community
Wednesday 26 May 2021, 01:55 AM

Jilly Williams from Unichem Orrs Pharmacy Kaikohe and Katherine Douglas, head of global marketing at Douglas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
SIR GRAEME DOUGLAS YOUNG PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PHARMACIST OF THE YEAR
This award recognises a young community or primary healthcare pharmacist who has worked as a pharmacist for fewer than five years and has made an outstanding contribution to customer health through their excellence in clinical pharmacy practice. They will have demonstrated professional leadership, imagination and innovation to achieve better outcomes and foster the growth and development of other primary care pharmacists
WINNER
JILLY WILLIAMS
Clinical excellence, kindness and devotion to her community are just a few of the qualities that make Northland pharmacist
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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