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EDITORIAL for Monday 7 August 2017
Welcome to the current edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine, dated Monday 7 August 2017. I recently came across the following “one-liner” – a little philosophical “pearl” that tends to crystallise your thinking when you are looking for perspective on a current problem or issue. It was: “Accountability is hard. Blame is easy. One…
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Medical Culture (and others) in Decline – the real reason for attacks on pharmacy and other health modalities.
We have been witnessing some extraordinary behaviour by the leaders of the medical profession (AMA, RACGP) that might make you wonder what hallucinogen they may have been taking, given the extreme claims of pharmacy creating a turf war, and their ridiculous claims of highly-trained pharmacists lacking skills to perform at different levels. They act panic-stricken…
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A Glimpse of the Future – The King Review Interim Report Nightmare
That the King Review is a front for something more sinister would be obvious to most pharmacists and the industry at large. That it purports to be a review towards a positive future for community pharmacy is an insult to anyone’s intelligence. i2P has already made the case for what the real agenda for Australian…
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Hysteria personified – the perceived “anti-statin” cult!
Well, it’s finally happened. The demand that every single Australian over 40 be placed on statin therapy hasn’t been fulfilled. Questions being being asked by patients include: Can you explain the different particle sizes of the cholesterol reading you have, and explain where the risk lies…..is it really all about HDL and LDL? You have…
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Take a few minutes to learn the two-minute drill
I could fill volumes about chance meetings that have changed people’s lives, led to jobs, business opportunities, partnerships, new ideas . . . all because people sought other people with similar interests. The secret is to seek them out. Every time I’m in a line, on a plane, at a sporting event, wherever … I…
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Marketing Focus – Essays on Management & Marketing
READING THE CUES Seeking out, analysing and reacting to the multitude of cues that abound in the economy, marketplace and competitive sectoral segments can be, and is, exhausting, frustrating – and often futile. Deliberating about, and conducting informed “right” decisions are beyond the scope and capacities of many. Much of the available information, perspectives and…
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. The Pharmaceutical Journal -MS Charity Recommends Cannabis be legal 2. Sydney Criminal Lawyers – Opposes Victorian Blanket Legislation 3. Australian Company to Provide Cannabis for Australian Prescription Market
1. The Pharmaceutical Journal 31 JUL 2017: MS charity says cannabis should be legalised for medicinal use UK should follow the lead of Germany and Canada and legalise the drug for people with multiple sclerosis, a condition that already has a licensed cannabis-derived treatment, says MS Society. Multiple sclerosis is the only condition that has a licensed…
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Safe Vaccine Debate – 1. World Mercury Project – HPV Vaccination 2. Dr Judy Wilyman Report – Newsletters #166 & #167 3.EU Court Ruling May Hold Vaccine Manufacturers Accountable
1. World Mercury Project Aug. 4th, 2017: High-Risk HPV Type Replacement Follows HPV Vaccination The number of studies that show that partial immunization via available HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccines is not only insufficient at reducing overall HPV infection rates; the vaccines actually cause rarer, more lethal types of HPV to sweep in and the net…
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PSA Media Releases – Nine Current News Releases
1. Aboriginal health service pharmacist SIG launched July 31, 2017 In recognition of the growing number of pharmacists working in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs), the peak national body for pharmacists, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has launched the ACCHO Special Interest Group (SIG). The ACCHO SIG was launched on Sunday 30 July…
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NPS Media – Australian Prescriber Volume 40 Issue 4 August 2017
ARTICLE Immunisation and pregnancy What are the benefits of recommending vaccination to pregnant women? ARTICLE Chronic heart failure Managing chronic heart failure – which drugs should be used in which patients? ARTICLE Community use of naloxone for opioid overdose Will training laypeople in the use of naloxone reduce accidental opioid overdose deaths?