Cardiovascular

Medication reviews are failing to pick up a dangerous medication-related cardiac complication, according to a study by Australian pharmacists

University of Auckland academics have developed new equations to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease (mainly heart attacks and strokes) in New Zealanders that has just been published in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet.

Samantha is a 67 year old lab assistant and grandmother with sore knees and a goal to walk the Routeburn Track in a few months. This month's care plan in The Pharmacist Clinic outlines how to help her achieve her goals.