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
The latest issue of the New Zealand Medical Journal is out tomorrow
The latest issue of the New Zealand Medical Journal is out tomorrow

Journal of the New Zealand Medical Association (Vol 131, no 1469) 2 February 2018
Editorial
The opioid epidemic — a fast developing public health crisis in the first world
Edward A Shipton
Articles
Incidental findings during a surgical procedure—current practice and ethical implications
Rachel McKenzie, Jasper Diong, Jeanne Snelling, Lynley Anderson, André M van Rij
Incidental findings during a surgical procedure—patient and public perspectives
André van Rij, Jamie Thomas, Rachel McKenzie, Jasper Diong, Frank Frizelle, Jeanne Snelling, Lynley Anderson
Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand public health strategies and plans 2006–2016
Heather Came, Rhonda Cornes, Tim McCreanor
Prevalence of hepatitis E virus antibodies and infection in New Zealand blood donors
Joanne Hewitt, David Harte, Michelle Sutherland, Dawn Croucher, Lindsey Fouche, Peter Flanagan, Deborah Williamson
Review of acute symptomatic urolithiasis in Auckland
Stephanie Loeff, Manmeet Saluja, Michael Rice
Disease recurrence following surgery for colorectal cancer: five-year follow-up
Ashok Gunawardene, Brendan Desmond, Ali Shekouh, Peter Larsen, Elizabeth Dennett
Viewpoint
The American opioid death epidemic—lessons for New Zealand?
Paul L Morrow
Research letter
Playground drinking fountains in 17 local government areas: survey methods and results
George Thomson, Nick Wilson