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
Te Whatu Ora deep dive takes shallow tilt at general practice
Wednesday 27 March 2024, 04:30 AM

GenPro chair Angus Chambers [Image: Supplied]
Martin Johnston takes his own deep dive into a Te Whatu Ora paper painting the landscape of the primary care sector
Repeated references to “traditional” general practice in a government paper have been judged out of touch and unhelpful by leaders in the sector.
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