Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality
A few words from Alan Mangan
Wednesday 18 July 2018, 06:30 AM

Along with sunscreen and a good book, GP Alan Mangan’s wife, Susan, is in the top three on his desert island list
Alan Mangan is a GP at Aramoho Health Centre in Whanganui. Dr Mangan only works three days a week now, but previously he was instrumental in setting up the Whanganui PHO. Although he doesn’t mention it, Dr Mangan has a Queen’s Service Medal for services to medicine and health administration
My funniest moment as a GP was having a patient present with a “pigsty” in their eye
The best thing about my practice? Having stepped down as a f