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Consumer Perspective in Service Design Innovation
Take the patient’s perspective when designing a new service model. Or, using the current “buzz” phrase, you need to become “patient-centred”. Some of the best innovations are brilliant in their after-the-fact simplicity. Take the US-based Minute Clinic. We all know “an ounce of prevention…” yet most of us still don’t go to the doctor for…
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ASMI Media Releases – 1. S3 Advertising Reform 2. TGA Review of OTC NSAIDs
ASMI says S3 advertising reform long overdue 13 October 2014 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) said that S3 advertising restrictions constrain the ability of sponsors to make consumers aware of medicines that are available without a prescription, and regulatory reform is long overdue. In a presentation at the annual Pharmacy Australia Conference (PAC),…
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Unconditional Expenditure
Editor’s Note: The following brief article by Barry Urquhart has been included as a baseline for pharmacists to consider what “unconditional markets” they may be associated with from within their pharmacy. Barry talks about the metrics of pet food as being one example. Would not pet medicines fit into a similar category? And what about…
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You Have to Wonder
Australian Doctor online recently ran a news item about GP’s and their “CAM Creep”. What they were saying was that because of the broad nature of general practice and consumer demand, doctors were susceptible to prescribing more CAM’s and were doing so in larger numbers. In so doing, it was claimed that obsession with complementary…
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Make a commitment to succeed
If you want to excel at anything in life you need to be committed. If you only want to be good enough to get by, then a commitment to excellence is not necessary. If you are committed to a cause, you don’t need to tell anyone. They can tell from your actions. I often wonder…
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Xenon UV light robot kills surface Ebola in two minutes – why doesn’t every hospital have one of these?
While vaccine makers and drug companies are rushing to bring medical interventions to the market that might address the Ebola pandemic, there’s already a technology available right now that can kill surface Ebola in just two minutes in hospitals, quarantine centers, commercial offices and even public schools. This would help control the spread of the…
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NPS Media Release – DOES YOUR MEDICINE CABINET NEED A CLEAN OUT? MANY AUSTRALIANS KEEP EXPIRED MEDICINES IN THEIR HOME
13 October, 2014 – As Be Medicinewise Week launches for its fourth year, NPS MedicineWise is asking all Australians ‘are your medicines helping or hindering?’ as figures* released today indicate that many Australians surveyed are keeping expired medicines in their home. Chief Executive of NPS MedicineWise, Dr Lynn Weekes AM, says that Be Medicinewise Week…
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EDITORIAL for Monday, 6 October 2014
Welcome to this week’s edition of i2P E-Magazine (Information to Pharmacists). This week seemed to mark some new directions in health – and with pharmacy involvement. The Consumer Health Forum appears to be organising a program for its constituents that most health practitioners could align with. i2P has an article detailing the ideas. Certainly i2P…
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CHF – New Friend of Pharmacy?
The Consumers Health Forum (CHF), not always known for a friendly approach with pharmacy, seems to be moderating its view in recent media releases. Currently, it is calling for the role of a pharmacist in primary health care to be debated. In a recent media release it states: “The Consumers Health Forum says the AMA‟s…
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A Needle-Coated Capsule to Replace an Injection
Given a choice, most patients would prefer to take a drug orally instead of getting an injection. Unfortunately, many drugs, especially those made from large proteins, cannot be given as a pill because they get broken down in the stomach before they can be absorbed. To help overcome that obstacle, researchers at MIT and Massachusetts…