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
Medical school head wants more GP students heading to general practice
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Rotorua GP CME 2019
Medical school head wants more GP students heading to general practice
Wednesday 3 July 2019, 09:00 AM

Phillippa Poole
The annual pilgrimage to Rotorua GP CME this year saw around 1500 GPs, practice nurses, practice managers, speakers and exhibitors convene in the Rotorua Energy Events centre. The New Zealand Doctor team was there in full force. Reporting by Cliff Taylor, Virginia McMillan, Zahra Shahtamasebi, Simon Maude and Alan Perrott
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