Clinical conundrums surrounding medicine substitutions for people from abroad

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Clinical conundrums surrounding medicine substitutions for people from abroad

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Vanessa Weenink

Men waiting at the airport
Optimal treatment may not be available for people returning from overseas

Pharmacist prescriber Penny Clark uses a patient with well-controlled diabetes to illustrate the issues associated with people returning from overseas on medicines that are unavailable or unfunded in New Zealand

Key points, Patients returning from overseas on optimal, evidence-based medicines may need to change their prescriptions to those that are available or funded in , Pract Green w Pale Yellow