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
Sex education needs to be reclaimed from the porn industry, says educator
Wednesday 16 August 2017, 11:17 AM
Evelyn Mann wants people to learn how to talk comfortably about sex
Sex education has been taken over by an aggressive pornography industry and needs to be reclaimed, sexual health promoter Evelyn Mann says
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