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Price Waterhouse Cooper Sees 2015 as Good for Pharmacy
Editor’s Note: There are not too many upbeat positives for pharmacy these days anywhere in our global village community. But it’s happening and the trend is following here in Australia with momentum building. It’s the cost that is the main driver, and while US costs far exceed Australian costs, it’s now reaching a level where…
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Doctor’s “Party Line” Analysed By Mainstream Media At Last!
Editor’s Note: For as many years as I can remember, doctors have been pressing government to fund education for an increasing number of doctors and for doctors to control just about every aspect of primary health care, particularly in leadership roles. Suddenly the mainstream media is beginning to question the party line, along with government.…
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Preventing Medical Errors with Proven Bar-Code Technology
Bar-code technologies, which have proven effective at points-of-sale in stores and during order-fulfillment in warehouses are preventing errors at points-of-care and during medication preparations in hospitals. A US television commercial for Berlitz language courses begins with a senior officer briefing a draftee on how to man the station before leaving him on his own. No…
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Stand out at work
There’s an old joke about farmers: They are “outstanding” in their fields. Or is it “out, standing” in their fields? If you want to be outstanding in your field, you probably don’t have acres of land to make the anecdote amusing. But there is nothing funny about being a standout at work. In fact,…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Vaccinations 2. Diabetes Credentialling 3. Cannabis in the Ageing
December 3, 2014 NSW Govt backs pharmacist-delivered vaccinations The NSW Government has pledged its continuing support to the current system of pharmacist-owned pharmacies and also to the introduction of pharmacist-delivered immunisations. Jillian Skinner, NSW Minister for Health, made these commitments at a special Better Pharmacy Futures Forums conducted by the NSW Branch of the Pharmaceutical…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Testosterone Risks 2. Adverse Events Online
4 DECEMBER 2014 TESTOSTERONE THERAPY – WEIGHING UP THE RISKS An article in the latest edition of Australian Prescriber looks at the prescribing of testosterone, often used for ‘male menopause’ symptoms such as reduced energy, poor concentration and increased body fat. Over the past decade there has been a steep rise in the amount of testosterone dispensed…
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ASMI – CM Information
Consumers advised to discuss complementary medicine use with health Professionals 3 December 2014 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) reaffirmed the importance of consumers discussing their use of complementary medicines with their health professionals. This was in response to new research from Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, regarding interactions between some complementary medicines and…
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EDITORIAL for Monday December 1, 2014
Welcome to the Monday December 1, 2014 edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists E-Magazine). It’s suddenly the festive season and so far I am as unprepared as usual. Where did the year go? This week we have additional articles in our Pharmacy Landscaping project as we tick off obvious inclusions for the future pharmacy that…
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A Pharmacy Industry Model
Celesio is a leading international wholesale and retail company and provider of logistics and services to the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. It is a German company with headquarters based in Stuttgart. The proactive and preventive approach ensures that patients receive the products and support that they require for optimum care. With some 39,000 employees, Celesio…
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Perceived Hurdles For Clinical Services Published
Recent reports in various media cited research done in respect cardiovascular disease and pharmacist involvement delivered as a paid clinical service provided from a pharmacy environment. The research was undertaken by the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Pharmacy which conducted in-depth interviews with 21 NSW community pharmacists, based around the feasibility of a cardiovascular disease…