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EDITORIAL for Monday 20 February 2017
Welcome to the current edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) dated Monday 20 February 2017. Since our last edition we have seen the new US president, Donald Trump, moving fairly swiftly on his campaign promises, particularly the announcement by Robert F Kennedy, the Trump appointee delegated to investigate vaccine safety and the role of the…
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The Amazon Supermarket (and Pharmacy) Coming to a Place Near to You
Just before Christmas 2016 i2P alerted pharmacists to a global retailer (Amazon) making plans to enter the Australian market with a massive retail offering (see http://i2p.com.au/how-amazon-will-dominate-global-retail/ ) and ambitions to dominate the entire retail sector. Amazon, of course, is already known in Australia for its online retailing of books While it often seems that some…
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4 Corners or 4 Circles?
Two brilliantly interwoven stories over the last ten days or so have given the ABC and Fairfax media plenty of fodder to attack pharmacists and the complementary medicine industry. In the first instance, pharmacists came under fire over the allegation that having been “shadow shopped” by Choice reporters over the question of the best options…
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Marketing Focus: Essays on Management & Marketing February 2017
Momentum. That will be, and should be, the mantra for commerce during 2017. Momentum will precede profits, sustainable growth, enhanced productivity, more expeditious decision-making and, above all else, improved confidence. It is indisputable that the calendar year 2016 was a period of economic slow-down for many sectors, regions and entities. In reality, it is arguable…
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Safe Vaccination Debate 1. Open Letter to UOW 2. Defending University Integrity 3. Judy Wilyman Newsletter #146
1. Open Letter to the University of Wollongong (UOW) To UOW head of Public Health and the executive dean of the Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health Dear Professors Heather Yeatman and Alison Jones and UOW academics/staff, I am forwarding you my first newsletter for 2017 that includes a 9-part documentary confirming the conclusions in…
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Cancer Treatment 2. Recreational Use 3. Pharmacist Appointment to Cannabis Advisory Body
1. Cannabis Kills a Range of Cancers In April 2015 the National Institute of Drug Abuse acknowledged that cannabis kills cancer cells and dramatically reduces the growth of new brain cancer cells. This was a startling admission, considering that federal government’s position on cannabis retains it as a Schedule 1 drug with “no medical benefit.” Research has continued…
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Change your perspective, change your life
Perspective has many definitions, such as the ability to understand what is important and what isn’t. And the capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance. Consider this excellent example of how differently people view the same subject in this ancient fable. Four blind men were asked to examine an elephant and…
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Benzodiazepines For Patients on Opiate Maintenance Treatment
Bakker A, Streel E. Benzodiazepine maintenance in opiate substitution treatment: Good or bad? A retrospective primary care case-note review. Journal of Psychopharmacology 2016 1-5 Dear Colleagues, Finally we have some strong evidence that prescribing benzodiazepines for patients on opiate maintenance treatment is not only safe and effective but in some cases may be obligatory, under…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Outstanding WA Pharmacists 2. Medical Cannabis Pharmacist Appointment 3. PSA17 Conference Abstracts 4. CM and PSA Code of Ethics 5. Revised Code of Ethics 6. PSOTY Wildcard Winner
Outstanding WA pharmacists honoured with Awards 20 February 2017 Innovative pharmacist Dr Carolyn Glazier was named the PSA MIMS Western Australian Intern of the Year at the recent WA Excellence Awards, hosted by the peak national body for pharmacists, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA). The Western Australian Early Career Pharmacist (ECP) Award, Pharmacist of…
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ASMI Media Releases – 1. 4-Corners Concerns addressed 2. CM Role Health Importance 3. S3 Advertising Research
ASMI addresses 4 Corners concerns about advertising claims for complementary medicines 15 February, 2017 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) today addressed concerns raised in a 4 Corners report on complementary medicines that the huge growth of the complementary medicines markets and its move into the mainstream has resulted in some companies overreaching in…