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The Gap Report & Its Opportunities
Self Care has been a platform of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia for as long as I can remember. It is good that it is at last receiving government recognition, particularly as it so easily fits a platform of patients taking responsibility for their own care and that the education required for patients is a…
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Reinventing the Condom with a range of useful benefits
A group of scientists in Australia is developing a series of condoms which it claims could feel even better than wearing nothing at all. A team at the University of Wollongong (UOW) have been experimenting with hydrogel materials, which they say have a range of benefits over latex. Ultra-strong and flexible, hydrogels have been around…
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Weasel words, fuzzy phrases and other chiro “cons”
Claims advertising therapeutic services, unless supported by high level evidence, can mislead. With many chiropractors suggesting that spinal manipulation can alter the course of childhood diseases, why do regulators duck for cover? If you believe that you are being misled or deceived by a chiropractor, you can complain to the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency…
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News Roundup for Monday 29 June 2015
This week: * Australian Pharmacy Council Insights Bulletin * New Drug Approvals taking 15 months longer than other countries ___________________________________________________________ APC INSIGHTS Volume 1, Issue 2: June 2015 In this Issue It’s on again! 2015 Colloquium Advanced practice pharmacists – pilot program reaches a new phase May Council Update Changes to APC Constitution New Councillors…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. UNE Students Welcomed 2. Self Care Support Welcomed
June 26, 2015 University of New England pharmacy students welcomed to the profession The newest cohort of pharmacy students at the University of New England have been welcomed to the profession in a ceremony held this week. The ceremony was held as part of the pharmacy discipline’s first intensive residential program for first-year students. The…
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ASMI Media Releases 1. Expert Panel Falls Short 2. Self Care and the GAP Report
Expert Panel recommendations fall short on key OTC industry issue 25 June 2015 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) today said that the Expert Panel report on the regulatory framework for medicines and medical devices falls short in its recommendation to retain restrictions on the advertising of Schedule 3 medicines. ASMI’s Executive Director, Deon…
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NPS Media Releases – Tropfest Short Film Winners
THURSDAY 25 JUNE 2015 ‘A MAN WALKS INTO A BAR … AND PICKS UP A SUPERBUG’ TROPFEST AND NPS MEDICINEWISE PRESENT THE WINNING FILMS TAKING A CREATIVE LEAD ON A SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE The short film ‘The Pick Up’—featuring a sultry scenario where a man walks into a bar and meets a very attractive lady…
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EDITORIAL for Monday 22 June 2015
Welcome to i2P (Information to Pharmacists) dated 22 June 2015. This week we see tensions rise within community pharmacy as the vote for the 6CPA in the Senate is due for debate and for passing into enabling legislation. Will it be passed before the Senate goes into recess? Time is running out fast. This is…
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New Study Creates a Guide for Pharmacy Clinics
As pharmacy moves slowly into the provision of clinical services, their design and delivery through specialised clinic formats will be a major consideration. Growing incrementally in need, primary health care is a traditional area for pharmacy that needs to build to a provider status. A study published in The Lancet, could help because it has…
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The APLF – a very quiet organisation
The Australian Pharmacy Liaison Forum (APLF) is a pharmacy umbrella organisation that was born in 2008 amidst political tension between major pharmacy organisations. The fact that it was not needed until that point is testament to the goodwill and collegiality that existed between pharmacists and the various organisations that represented them. Something happened to alter…