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
Bunking-off inquiry sees restrictions placed on medical school electives
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Bunking-off inquiry sees restrictions placed on medical school electives
Tuesday 28 February 2023, 03:45 PM
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Otago Medical School students on elective placements face new requirements [Image: Luis Melendez on Unsplash]
This is an early online publication of a story due to appear in the 1 March print issue
Otago medical students’ elective programme has been cut by half, following an inquiry into the controversial bunking-off culture.
The inquiry inves
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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