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EDITORIAL for Monday 7 September, 2015
Welcome to this weeks’ edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine dated Monday, 7 September 2015. This week we see a re-arrangement of walk-in clinics within the UK. Originally established under the umbrella of NHS Trusts, these operations have become an important tool in the delivery of primary health care in the UK. Because of…
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Walk-In Clinics for UK Pharmacies
UK community pharmacies are considering the adoption of a US style “walk-in” clinic that involves collaboration with clinical nurse practitioners, to ease the burden on an overstretched NHS service. Walk-in centres were more likely to be used by those aged 16-45, with women slightly more likely to attend according to a recent Monitor review. Since…
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Practice Based Pharmacy – Is it the future direction for pharmacists?
Having recently shifted house, I am still locating items long forgotten. One of the many treasures I stumbled upon was an 1890 formulary for pharmaceutical chemists, containing a myriad of formulations, for a myriad of problems and many of which I became intimately acquainted with during my apprenticeship. Formulas and directions for making Syr Ferri…
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Medibank moves to emulate US health insurers – New Funding Models Needed!
Health insurance in the US has always been a contentious issue because of its limitations and high cost. Because of the cost factor it often formed part of a benefit in a salary package with the employer, better able to access to negotiate and manage health insurance discounts. Aggregation through a multiple of employees gave economic…
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Paracetamol – not so safe?
One of the most common questions I’m often asked relates to the safety of natural medicines with warfarin therapy. Many theoretical issues occur within a test tube environment, but the word “warfarin” sends many pharmacists into a spin. Misunderstanding and misinformation about the interaction between omega-3 fish oils and warfarin has been topical since Adam…
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Everything (almost) is negotiable
Within the past few years, some of the best-known names in American industry have disappeared down the gaping maws of other companies. Other seemingly unassailable fortresses have been disassembled, and the parts sold off separately. Nothing unusual about that. If huge enterprises, some so valuable their assets exceed those of many of the world’s nations,…
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Marketing Focus – 1. All things are relative 2. Don’t get ahead of yourself 3. Differing costs of production reproduction
All things are relative. However, as a measuring template this contention has limited value or meaning for many businesses and consumers, particularly in the prevailing marketplace The point was highlighted to me during, and as a consequence of two recent series of radio and television interviews in which I participated – on two topics, being:…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Practitioner Development Committee 2. MMR Stage 1 course
1 September 2015 CommuniquÉ from the Pharmacy Practitioner development Committee The Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee (PPDC) met in early August 2015 and has continued to progress work on the review of the National competency standards framework for pharmacists in Australia. Key considerations of the PPDC included the following. Enhancing the domain on Leadership and management. …
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ASMI Media Release – ‘Big Data’ promotes new insights
‘Big data’ promotes new insights,igniting innovation and competitive success 2 September, 2015 – “A combination of great data and strong analytics delivers powerful insights, enabling companies to deliver against current and predicted customer demands and preferences,” says Tim Trumper, Director of Quantium, a leading Australian data and analytics company. Tim Trumper will uncover the shifts…
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NPS Media Release: Springtime hay fever: persevere to find effective treatment for seasonal allergies
As spring is upon us with a forecast of high pollen levels in parts of Australia this season, and hay fever sufferers once again lamenting the blooming of flowers and blowing of dry winds, NPS MedicineWise is reminding people suffering from their annual allergies to talk to a doctor or pharmacist to work out the…