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
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Doctor on the run
Wednesday 25 April 2018, 04:44 PM

Ōamaru GP Jon Scott (left) attends to runner Australian Sam Yarnold who cut her leg on barbed wire. Another Australian runner (right) helps out.
Ōamaru GP Jon Scott finds the injury and illness tally climbs quickly for the 135 athletes competing in the seven-day Alps 2 Ocean ultramarathon
It was the inaugural Alps 2 Ocean Ultra multi-stage adventure race – a 316km run/walk, taking runners from the foot of Aoraki/Mt Cook to the coastal t, starting at Ohau, Starting at Ohau
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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