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EDITORIAL for Monday, 6 October 2014
Welcome to this week’s edition of i2P E-Magazine (Information to Pharmacists). This week seemed to mark some new directions in health – and with pharmacy involvement. The Consumer Health Forum appears to be organising a program for its constituents that most health practitioners could align with. i2P has an article detailing the ideas. Certainly i2P…
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CHF – New Friend of Pharmacy?
The Consumers Health Forum (CHF), not always known for a friendly approach with pharmacy, seems to be moderating its view in recent media releases. Currently, it is calling for the role of a pharmacist in primary health care to be debated. In a recent media release it states: “The Consumers Health Forum says the AMA‟s…
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A Needle-Coated Capsule to Replace an Injection
Given a choice, most patients would prefer to take a drug orally instead of getting an injection. Unfortunately, many drugs, especially those made from large proteins, cannot be given as a pill because they get broken down in the stomach before they can be absorbed. To help overcome that obstacle, researchers at MIT and Massachusetts…
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Magnesium Supplementation Without the “Coke and Fries”
Elderly patients (increasing by the day as “baby boomers” turn 65) are at risk from magnesium deficiency, most commonly when they are taking diuretics, proton pump inhibitors, or both simultaneously. If you need help with your estate planning, you can check it out here! Magnesium deficiencies can also occur in the diet because many pasture…
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ASMI Media Releases – 1. Complementary Medicines Research 2. Repositioning Pharmacy
1. ASMI sponsors new complementary medicines research leadership program 30 September 2014 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) is proud to support a unique program for up and coming complementary medicine researchers at the Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM) at the University of Technology, Sydney. This international leadership program is…
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Pharmacists need to adapt for patients with multiple chronic illnesses
October 3, 2014: Pharmacy practice needs adapt to meet the challenges of an increased complexity of healthcare and medication which is a result of increasing numbers of people living with multiple chronic health conditions. Writing in Australian Pharmacist this month, Professor Libby Roughead highlights that in the 1980s, one in 10 Australians was living with three or…
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RE-PRICING AUSTRALIA
Global forces are at play. Marketplace reality is becoming more conspicuous. In essence, Australian products, services, labour, skills, brands, and entities are being repriced, – and not at the discretion of owners, managers and directors. There is no better example than the recent decision by the multi-national corporation Chevron to import from Scandinavia, over 11,000…
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New centre to unlock the secrets of cheaper, quality healthcare
An Australian-first health research centre at UNSW promises to realise the potential of big data to reduce the costs of healthcare while simultaneously improving the prevention and management of many diseases. UNSW’s new Centre for Big Data in Health will put Australia at the forefront of global innovation in medicine and healthcare by linking, scrutinising…
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Road to recovery: reversing the effects of binge drinking on mental health
Alcohol binge drinking is bad at any age. But binge drinking if you’re young and have a mental health issue is a recipe for disaster.Hence, join now in outpatient programs to improve mental health and to get rid off alcohol addiction.The good news is that intervening early with appropriate treatments can reverse the harmful effects…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Tricks of the Trade 2. Diagnostic Approach to Fatigue
1. TRICKS OF THE TRADE IN DRUG PROMOTION An article in the latest edition of Australian Prescriber looks at the controversies of promoting drugs to doctors. While direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs is prohibited in Australia, drugs are advertised to healthcare professionals. Author Paul Biegler, Adjunct research fellow at the Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University, dissects…