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NPS Media Releases 1. Be Medicinewise Week 2. Be Medicinewise Campaign
9 OCTOBER 2015 BE MEDICINEWISE WEEK 2015: YOU’RE NEVER TOO EARLY/SMALL/COOL/BUSY/OLD TO BE MEDICINEWISE Be Medicinewise Week 2015 runs next week from 12-18 October, encouraging Australians to be medicinewise at all ages and life stages. Now in its fifth year, Be Medicinewise Week reminds Australians about the importance of using medicines safely and appropriately. Throughout…
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EDITORIAL for Monday 5 October 2015
Welcome to this weeks’ edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine dated Monday 5 October, 2015. October is upon us and this places community pharmacy in a position to polish its financial results for the financial year as at 30th June 2015 and wondering whether the Christmas budget needs to be trimmed to provide for…
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A Pharmacy Hub- Providing Advanced Patient Investigations and Linking to all Health Providers
In a recent i2P article a novel design and brand for a walk-in clinic was identified, and its rollout across the US. Its’ target market vision is 62,000 pharmacies – every single pharmacy operating within the US. (Read: Telehealth and Telemedicine – a major pharmacy opportunity in Healthspot Concept ). Of course, it will eventually land in Australia…
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The Dream of Owning Your Own Pharmacy
At one stage of my life I was a mentor to all students being hosted in the Northern Rivers region of NSW. I found the exercise quite stimulating, but I found that there was a single question from every mentee that was common to all. It was: “How do I get to own my own…
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Money, the game … with seven simple steps to win it
With the possible exception of what the Treasury Department turns out, MONEY Master the Game – Tony Robbins’ new book – may be the most valuable stuff in print. It’s absolutely jammed with advice you can take all the way to the bank. Tony boils his message down to “seven simple steps to financial freedom.”…
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“Bite Back Campaign” – a toothy tiger?
Water fluoridation is one of the 20th Century’s most important advances in public health. It has been successfully practised for more than 70 years. However, tens of thousands of our children will continue to suffer from bad teeth as a growing number of anti-science local councils remain determined to strongly resist fluoridating their drinking water.…
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European Union Divide (with possible divorce) Over GM Crops
With the deadline for EU countries who wish to ban genetically GM crops draws near, the division of the EU into pro and anti-GM zones may test the single market beyond its limits. It is hard to see how the inevitable tensions will be resolved. All the more so as the law surrounding the member…
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US Increases Naloxone Access to Combat Opioid Overdose Epidemic
In response to the increase in opioid overdose-related deaths, United States Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced the agency’s plan to increase access to naloxone in rural communities and expand access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Burwell announced the plan at a conference including representatives from the 50 states and Washington, DC,…
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RNA In GM Rice Can Now Be Seen In Your Blood And Organs
It’s not earth-shattering news: genetically modified foods carry huge risks for humans. The newest information, however, shows that there are larger risks than ever before seen. These risks affect us on a much deeper level than previously thought. Researchers at the Nanjing University in China have shown that small pieces of ribonucleic acid (RNA) of…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. No Prescriber Role in PSA Model 2. Grey Nomads
October 2, 2015 No pharmacist prescriber role in PSA model The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has today stressed that its model for pharmacists to be integrated into GP clinics incorporates roles that are within the pharmacist’s current scope of practice. Acting National President of the PSA, Michelle Lynch, was responding to reports of a position statement issued by…