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EDITORIAL for Monday 8 August 2016
Welcome to the current edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine dated Monday, 8 August 2016. Since our last edition the Olympic Games have burst across our television screens transmitting a very colourful opening ceremony and a wave of optimism – so different to the tone of pessimistic global news up to that point. Australia…
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Good Pharmacy Practice – It solves the Problems of Moving Forward
Pharmacy Practice is undergoing a review process in Australia because the primary source of income (the PBS) for community pharmacy has reached the end of its life-cycle. The future of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme indeed looks bleak so re-modelling of dispensing services is unavoidable. Many aspects of Australian pharmacy practice have been one of the best…
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It’s time for a new prescription
The community pharmacy is fighting to survive amid aggressive price disclosures, high expenses and pressures from wholesalers. Yet, the treatment of slashing costs and pushing discounts only focuses on the symptom of financial turmoil, rather than treating the root cause of the problem. The financial turmoil facing the pharmacy industry is a symptom of a…
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Education – Bring it on!
I continue to be amazed at the options available to give better results to our patients. No more is this evident in the area of complementary medicines. Young pharmacists to whom I speak give me the impression that complementary medicines are unproven, unprofessional and almost “beneath” them from a patient care perspective. What they are…
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Marketing Focus – Essays on Management and Marketing Issues
INTRODUCTION Time could be against you. Business owners and managers who have addressed the consequences of GFC (Global Financial Crisis) and the mining sector downturn with cost cutting and operations refinements may contend that they are now well placed for an economic upturn. It could be a long wait. So many indeterminable variables are, and…
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Accessing Medical Marijuana
Australia really does have a peculiar poisons regulation system, particularly when you want to access a non-psychoactive version of medical cannabis, in the form of hemp. According to this outpatient alcohol rehab, although doctors can now legally prescribe medical marijuana they can only do so if they register at the federal and state levels for…
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The University stands by Anti-Vaccination PhD Thesis
Editor’s Note: Gradually, the hoaxes involving the production of new vaccines (such as Zika virus vaccines) and the global networks that front for these activities, are slowly being made transparent. The shadowy footprint of Big Pharma allegedly seems to be both the facilitator of negative publicity that promotes its marketing objectives, and the provider of funds (directly and…
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Why are there no Medical Whistleblowers?
Editor’s Note: John Rappoport is a well known US investigative journalist.He perfected his craft through well known media networks that are simply described as “mainstream”.Like many of his peer group he has had to observe with dismay, the dismantling and corruption of his profession.His moral compass took over and he joined what is now called…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Pharmacy Review 2. Dorothy Lucardie OAM
Pharmacy review an opportunity to improve the future July 27, 2016 Pharmacists have welcomed the opportunity to contribute to the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation following the release of a Discussion Paper by the Federal Government, the peak national body for pharmacists, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) said today. The Discussion Paper outlines an extensive…
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NPS Media Releases 1. Australian Prescriber First Digital Edition 2. Venturewise Division
2 August 2016 Australian Prescriber First Digital Edition The first fully digital issue of Australian Prescriber is now available from the new website. Download your favourites or read them on your desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile. View web page ARTICLES Prescribing psychotropic drugs to adults with an intellectual disability The rates of mental illness among…