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
Daring to lead in a world of destabilising reform
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Daring to lead in a world of destabilising reform
Tuesday 20 August 2024, 03:50 PM

Primary care is committed to supporting communities despite significant uncertainty [Image: Aditya Romansa on Unsplash]
Primary care steers through uncertainty with resilience, providing essential support and stability despite ongoing reforms, writes Bryan Betty
There is a noticeable shift in media narratives from blaming practices to genuinely understanding the chronic underfunding by successive governments
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