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
Dogs, cats...zombies: Urgent care doctor chews over bite injuries
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Goodfellow Symposium
Dogs, cats...zombies: Urgent care doctor chews over bite injuries
Tuesday 17 April 2018, 10:21 AM

Antibiotics are likely to be ineffective for zombie and vampire bites
More coffee machines and more people featured at this year’s Goodfellow Symposium. Around 1000 delegates including exhibitors attended the symposium at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau, Auckland. Again, the symposium theme centred around “Skills for next Monday”. New Zealand Doctor reporters Fiona Thomas, Cliff Taylor and Keira Stephenson report from the sessions
Why do cats bite? In my experience, just because they can
Hickeys, zombies, fist fights and infections all managed to find a place in urgent care, David Sorrell, colour fixed, Urgent care specialist David Sorrell
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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