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EDITORIAL for Monday 22 January 2018
Welcome to the first edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine for the new year of 2018. Have you made any New Year’s resolutions? Given that 2017 was a difficult year for most pharmacists many are still trying to establish a suitable direction for their profession. When looking for a bit of personal inspiration, I…
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Pro Bono Pharmacy Services Create a Social Dividend
Pharmacists have always embraced a culture where service provision for health problems have been provided free of charge to local communities, while the physical product that resulted as a solution to those health problems attracted a monetary value. In contrast, GP’s charged for their services (consultations) and basically avoided selling products. Given that pharmacists and…
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Are your patients involved in a clinical trial?
A 90-year-old patient of mine has given me two invitations sent to her by her surgery and signed by her GP, to participate in the STAREE trial. She has (one year ago) diagnosed early-onset Alzheimer’s and was unsuccessfully given one of the usual drugs which worsened her mental state. Interestingly, before that prescription was offered,…
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Australia’s Health Care System Funding Needs Fixing
Australia’s health system funding is beginning to exhibit signs of stress. Is this by accident or by deliberate design? Health out of pocket expenses are beginning to climb and many common medical procedures are now funded by drawing down from a patient’s superannuation fund -sufficient monies to cover costs. Health advocates are concerned about the…
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OMNS – Fat is My Friend
(OMNS Jan 17, 2018) Throughout 2017 I kept saying “This looks like the year that the whole fat-cholesterol-heart disease hypothesis falls apart.” Well for once it looks like I was right. Today (I write on Jan 1st 2018) the annual review from Diabetes.co.uk carries 3 game-changing headlines from the past year: “Saturated fat myth challenged” “High carb…
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Sydney Criminal Lawyers: Medicinal Cannabis Doctor Is Being Held Behind Bars on Remand 2. Herb: Jeff Sessions: Anti-Weed Crusader Received Big Money From Big Tobacco 3. Cannabis Tech: Why The World Needs Hemp Plastic
1. Sydney Criminal Lawyers: Medicinal Cannabis Doctor Is Being Held Behind Bars on Remand By Paul Gregoire | 21/12/2017 | The benefits of medicinal cannabis have been widely recognised over recent years. Cannabis medicines have been used to ease the pain associated with chemotherapy, to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis, as well as to reduce seizures in cases of severe epilepsy.In…
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The Safe Vaccine Debate – 1.Massive flu outbreak? Here’s the larger story the media won’t touch. The lies, the hoax, the scandal 2. Dr Judy Wilyman Report: Newsletters # 184, #185, # 187 3. World Mercury Project: A Lone FDA Scientist Could End the Autism Epidemic
1. Massive flu outbreak? Here’s the real story the media won’t touch. The lies, the hoax, the scandal. By Jon Rappoport In case you haven’t been following the uproar over the flu outbreak, you’ve missed the fact that… Health authorities admit this year’s flu vaccine is only 10% effective. But of course, they urge you…
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A New Year Brings Change
A new year often brings new beginnings. I was intrigued to discover how one company used a novel way to motivate employees to think about new ways of doing things. Here is the approach practiced by Chiyoji Misawa, who founded the largest home builder in Japan, Misawa Homes, more than 50 years ago. He “died”…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. New healthcare collaboration supports diabetes education 2. New training to improve communication with patients about their pain 3. Helping pharmacists communicate with patients on pain 4. Pharmacist reforms to deliver quality, cost-effective healthcare 5. Tributes flow for “true gentleman” Jack Thomas 6. New training for pharmacist delivery of sleep apnoea services
1. New healthcare collaboration supports diabetes education January 16, 2018 JOINT MEDIA RELEASE A new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the peak national body for pharmacists, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) and the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA). The PSA-ADEA healthcare partnership has enabled the launch of a co-branded, co-endorsed Pharmacist Diabetes…
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ASMI Media Releases – OTC ibuprofen pain medications no danger to testosterone production when used as directed
OTC ibuprofen pain medications no danger to testosterone production when used as directed January 10, 2018 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) said today that people who follow the on-pack instructions for over-the-counter (OTC) ibuprofen products should not be concerned by reports on research associating prolonged use of ibuprofen and the risk of a…