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
Your favourite medical newspaper a finalist in national media awards
Your favourite medical newspaper a finalist in national media awards

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Excitement levels are up a few notches at New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa with news our small but perfectly formed team are contenders for two awards at the annual Voyager Media Awards.
Zahra Shahtahmasebi has repeated her mighty feat of last year to again be a finalist for the nib Health Journalism Scholarship (Junior).
It's also groundhog day for the rest of the team with the pubilcation again a finalist in the Best Trade/Professional Magazine category.
The ceremony will be held on 28 March and will, COVID-19 allowing, be live, direct and in person only days after The Health Media’s second annual New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards | He Tohu Mauri Ora.