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
The green, green grass of home: Untamed growth a different kind of ‘turf war’
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The green, green grass of home: Untamed growth a different kind of ‘turf war’
Tuesday 21 February 2023, 10:04 AM

The grass is over 30cm high and peppered with large weeds which have gained bush status; intervals between mowing may mean even more growth [Image: NZD]
Editor Barbara Fountain returned from her holiday absence to find her local reserve transformed
My local reserve has left the definition of ‘neighbourhood park’ and gone beyond ‘stormwater gully’
I knew it had been wet up north while I was e, Disappearing feet grass, My feet sink into the lusciousness though am not quite sure what’s between my toes [Image: NZD]
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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