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For the hundreds of Kiwis getting out of jail in any one year, healthcare is a necessity – but not one they usually obtain with ease. Fiona Cassie reports from Christchurch about cross-sector efforts to do better by this group
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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
