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
Inability to award costs results in uneven playing field for doctors
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Inability to award costs results in uneven playing field for doctors
Wednesday 28 February 2018, 12:00 AM

There is an unequal playing field and a prosecutor against doctors is in a privileged position
Members of the teaching, law and other professions can be awarded costs after unsuccessful cases against them. In this article, Wellington barrister Gaeline Phipps asks the question: “Is it time for a change to the legislative framework for doctors?”
Key points, Awarding costs incurred goes some way to compensate a defendant for being put through unsuccessful proceedings.
Doctors are currently unlikely t
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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