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EDITORIAL for Monday 27 November 2017
Welcome to the current edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine, dated Monday 27 November 2017. Finally, we have some sensible news on the safe vaccine front and coercive government policy (no jab-no play) in the form of a letter to the South Australian state government from the RACP requesting that a modification be made…
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Pharma Logistics Changes Will Add Costs to Community Pharmacy – Wholesalers Will Need to Reinvent Themselves
Amgen is now the third pharma to alter its supply chain to bypass pharmacy wholesalers and deal directly with community pharmacies. This will create a “double whammy” effect in relation to community pharmacies’ overheads in that more staff time will be required to prepare orders, and wholesalers, deprived of turnover and a scale of economy,…
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Blockchain – a trust system that could underwrite health information exchanges and integrate with other trust systems.
Blockchain is a relatively new technology system that can be customised to transact trusted actions, not being under a centralised control involving governments or banks. It is closely associated with the concept of Bitcoin, which is described as a form of financial currency called “cryptocurrency”. Many new cryptocurrencies have been launched, most emulating Bitcoin’s success in…
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No Evidence? ….Who’s kidding whom?
I had the privilege last week of speaking on both days at the 4th Annual National Institute of Integrative Medicine Symposium in Melbourne. Twenty-five International and Australian speakers presented the latest evidence-based research, therapies, treatments and innovative technologies. The topic list contained many of the issues our patients are confronting each day: Cancer: Integrative Oncology,…
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The Safe Vaccine Debate – 1. AVN: Pro-vaccine doctors group opposes South Australia’s proposed ‘No Jab No Play’ law 2. Robert Kennedy’s World Mercury Project: FDA’s ‘CBER’ – Asleep at the Switch Again – An Ongoing Saga • World Mercury Project 3. Elizabeth Hart’s Overvaccination.net: Political influence, vaccination policy and the media – the Ronan Farrow example
1. AVN: Pro-vaccine doctors group opposes South Australia’s proposed ‘No Jab No Play’ law By Tasha David The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) has written to the South Australian government expressing its concern about the proposed ‘No Jab No Play’ law, which, in its current form, would deny unvaccinated children access to childcare and…
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Ganjapreneur: Poland Medical Cannabis Law Takes Effect; Products to be Sold in Pharmacies 2. Global News: Shoppers Drug Mart looking to hire brand manager for medical marijuana – Toronto 3. Global News: University of Saskatchewan professor to study marijuana as medicine – Saskatoon
1. Ganjapreneur: Poland Medical Cannabis Law Takes Effect; Products to be Sold in Pharmacies Poland’s medical cannabis laws have taken effect and cannabis-derived products will be available in the nation’s pharmacies after they are registered with the Office for Registration of Medical Products, according to a Radio Poland report. The Polish Pharmaceutical Chamber estimated that 300,000 patients could…
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OMNS – The Forces Against Health in Australia – Nutritional medicine could save hundreds of millions of lives, but vested interests actively pursue the opposite.
(OMNS June 25, 2012) Health practice in Australia is still focused on treatment of disease as opposed to its prevention and the optimization of health. Although the scientific literature has recently shown an increasing awareness of the importance of lifestyle factors in preventing disease, mainstream medical professionals continue to be trained to react to disease…
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Why do we need a sense of urgency?
The founder of a highly successful company was asked what it took to succeed. He answered: “The same thing it took to get started; a sense of urgency about getting things done.” The people who make things happen share the same sense of urgency. Ask any entrepreneur to list the keys to getting their company off…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Joining forces: Advanced Practice Collaborative to lead progress on Advanced Practice 2. Aboriginal health service pharmacist committee holds inaugural meeting 3. New 6CPA resource hub for all pharmacists 4. Elise Apolloni wins Telstra Australian Young Business Women’s Award 5. Training for pharmacy assistants to support pain management
1. Joining forces: Advanced Practice Collaborative to lead progress on Advanced Practice November 16, 2017 JOINT MEDIA RELEASE The nation’s leading pharmacy organisations have united today to launch the Advanced Practice Collaborative, a new committee that will work collaboratively to examine and progress drivers for Advance Practice pharmacists in Australia. Involving representatives from the Society…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Survey finds Australian Millennials confused about antibiotics 2. Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis: preventing infection or increasing resistance? 3. Evidence-based not-for-profit plays vital role in reducing antibiotic resistance
1. Survey finds Australian Millennials confused about antibiotics 13 November 2017 Many young Australians are asking for antibiotics when they don’t need them, according to new research released by independent not-for-profit NPS MedicineWise during World Antibiotic Awareness Week (13-19 November 2017). Many young Australians are asking for antibiotics when they don’t need them, according to new…