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“Pushy” customers or are they merely “informed”?
I was rather puzzled when reading an article on the challenges of a “pushy” customer and the pressures placed on student pharmacists. I’m puzzled because we, in pharmacy, have lost the skills of listening. We have become so “medicalised” that we now seem to “tell” rather than “partner in a satisfactory outcome”. Whether the educators…
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Orthomolecular Medicine News Service – Vaccinations: To Be or Not to Be
Whether or not to vaccinate their children is a big question for parents to ponder. Instead of encompassing a one-size-fits-all attitude, there needs to be the realization of individuality on both sides of the needle—the vaccine itself and the target patient. Some vaccines are ineffective, and may in fact be harmful. [1-4] In my experience…
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The Safe Vaccine Debate – 1. Dr Judy Wileyman Report – Newsletters #176 & #177 2. AVN – VaxXed Tour of Queensland – Natural Health Petitions – Invitation to Govt Health Authorities & Medical Authorities -Banned in Australia 3. Overvaccination.net – Elizabeth Hart Responses
1. The Dr Judy Wileyman Report: Newsletters #176 & #177 Newsletter 176 Australia: Moving towards a Medical Police State (Part 2) 2 October 2017 It is time for all Australians to get involved in the vaccination debate as mandatory vaccination is now being forced on many adults in employment situations. The government has also implemented the Adult Immunisation Register to monitor and…
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Cannabinoids Explained 2. Cannabis Effects Different for Men & Women 3. Could marijuana’s mellow cousin be the next environmental and economic boon?
1. Cannatech News: Cannabinoids Explained: A Closer Look At Cannabis Compounds Well, it’s mostly down to the many active chemical compounds that the plant produces. These chemicals are called cannabinoids, and it’s these cannabinoids and their specific ratios that, when smoked or ingested, make this fast-growing weed so effective at treating so many ailments. What are…
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MARKETING FOCUS – TEN ESSAYS on Management & Marketing
1. COMMUNICATE, TELL STORIES, BUILD TEAMS There exists among many in business at present a focus, if not a fixation, on digital disruption, technological change and the rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence. It is important that we do not get ahead of ourselves and the marketplace. Too often customers and clients are left behind. …
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Pharmacists support reform of mandatory reporting 2. PSA supports marriage equality in Australia rules
1. Pharmacists support reform of mandatory reporting rules October 5, 2017 All health professionals including pharmacists should be exempted from mandatory reporting requirements, according to a submission released by the peak national body for pharmacists, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA). PSA has urged the COAG Health Council to adopt Western Australia’s model of mandatory reporting provisions…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Tailoring treatment for frail older people 2. Managing medicines on sick days 3. October edition of Australian Prescriber out now 4. GPs on the front line can help lower Australia’s suicide rate
1. Tailoring treatment for frail older people 6 October 2017 A new article in the latest edition of Australian Prescriber highlights the risks and complexities clinicians face when prescribing medicines for frail older people. Frail people are twice as likely to have at least one inappropriate medicine prescribed – an alarming statistic given that these…
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EDITORIAL for Monday 2 October 2017
Welcome to the current edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine dated Monday 2 October 2017. When I need a bit of inspiration I tend to read the written works of people who have the ability to transmit motivation through some well chosen words that focus and crystallise your own thoughts about a specific subject.…
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Pharmacy Care- a Search for Competition?
It’s some time since I caught up with Seth Godin (the international marketing guru with a seemingly inexhaustible supply of words of wisdom and inspiration). One of his recent quotes caught my eye: “In search of competition- The busiest Indian restaurants in New York City are all within a block or two of each other.…
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The “flu”……What role can we play?
It’s been interesting listening and watching as “experts” try and explain the issues behind what has been a disastrous vaccination results in Australia. The news each evening has the usual media beat-up where we are all going to die as this dangerous, mutating virus envelopes us all. But what have we been telling our patients?…