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
Understanding and identifying Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, hypermobility with many presentations
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Understanding and identifying Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, hypermobility with many presentations
Friday 19 July 2019, 09:00 AM

Children with EDS may do well at activities that require flexibility
The hypermobility syndrome EDS is more common than once thought. Sports physician Chris Milne outlines how to consult with the EDS patients you might come across in your practice
As we get older, our joints tend to stiffen up. We also lose muscle flexibility. A small, but significant, minority of us have a genetic tendency to j
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