An ounce of prevention: Study of medication harm a wake-up call for GPs caring for older people

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An ounce of prevention: Study of medication harm a wake-up call for GPs caring for older people

Sharon Leitch
Dunedin GP Sharon Leitch studied medical notes on 9706 patients taken from 44 general practices
GPs should be on the lookout for medication-related harm in elderly patients, according to the lead author of a study that crunched New Zealand genera
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1. Leitch S, Dovey S, Cunningham W et al. Medication-related harm in New Zealand general practice: a retrospective records review. BJGP 2020;1126. Online 1 April 2021.