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Good enough never is
There’s a good reason why Debbie Fields of cookie fame is so successful, and she summed it up in an aphorism I’ll never forget – “Good enough never is.” Debbie told me how she coined that phrase after she visited one of her first stores. She walked in unannounced and saw a large crowd of…
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I’VE BEEN THINKING about my first lecture on pharmacy automation, the life work of Dr. Kenneth N. Barker, and the autographed baseball I keep on my desk.
On August 23, 2017, I received word that hospital-pharmacy icon and dear friend, Kenneth N. Barker, passed away earlier that morning. Below is a blog I wrote upon his retirement in 2009. I have made a few edits to bring it up to date. I’ve been thinking about my first lecture on pharmacy-automation, the life work…
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Let The People Grow (They Do Anyway) 2. 150,000 Full-Time Marijuana Jobs in the U.S., a 22% Increase from Last Year 3. Legalizing Weed Has Done What $1,000,000,000,000 and a 40 Year Drug War Couldn’t
1. SCOOP: Let The People Grow (They Do Anyway) Article: Shane Le BrunPart Two in a series of opinion pieces by Shane Le Brun, Coordinator, Medical Cannabis Awareness New Zealand (MCANZ) There is strong public support for significant reform of Medical Cannabis (MC) regulation. The system currently in place, which focuses wholly on pharmaceutically trialed cannabis-based…
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Bart G, Wyman Z, Wang Q, Hodges JS, Karim R, Bart BA. Methadone and the QTc Interval: Paucity of Clinically Significant Factors in a Retrospective Cohort. J Addiction Medicine pre-publication 2017.
Large study shows torsade risk remote and ECG non-predictive in methadone maintenance. Bart G, Wyman Z, Wang Q, Hodges JS, Karim R, Bart BA. Methadone and the QTc Interval: Paucity of Clinically Significant Factors in a Retrospective Cohort. J Addiction Medicine pre-publication 2017. Dear Colleagues, Dr Bart and co-authors have examined the medical records of…
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The Safe Vaccine Debate – 1. Corruption & Misconduct at CDC 2. Dr Judy Wileyman Report – Newsletters #174 & #175 3. Poul Thorsen – Vaccine Data Manipulator
1. World Mercury Project: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and World Mercury Project Issue Report Regarding New Evidence of Ongoing Corruption and Scientific Misconduct at CDC Kennedy hopes new evidence and a fresh look at criminal misconduct will result in law enforcement action, rigorous and transparent vaccine safety science, and safer vaccines. Washington, DC – In…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Pharmacists welcome new SA Health Minister 2. Celebrating vital role of pharmacists on World Pharmacists Day
1. Pharmacists welcome new SA Health Minister September 21, 2017 The appointment of new South Australian Health Minister Peter Malinauskas MLC has been welcomed by the peak national body for pharmacists, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA). Mr Malinauskas has replaced former Health Minister Jack Snelling who resigned from the portfolio earlier this week. PSA…
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NPS Media Releases – Medicinewise & NCIRS Announce National Partnership
NPS MedicineWise and NCIRS announce national partnership 25 September 2017 NPS MedicineWise has partnered with the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) to deliver a landmark, nationally coordinated immunisation support program for Primary Health Networks (PHNs) across Australia. The program, entitled the Primary Health Networks Immunisation Support Program, will be co-designed with PHNs to…
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EDITORIAL for Monday 18 September 2017
Welcome to the current edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) dated Monday 18 September, 2017. Frustratingly, health systems in almost every major economy of the world appear to be “unbalanced” and with a cost structure raging out of control. Australia is no exception. Even more frustrating is the role that is undertaken by a highly…
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Scottish pharmacy – a public/private partnership that encourages pharmacist clinical development.
Scotland has long displayed a talent for identifying the care role for pharmacists and expanding that role by supporting clinical aspirations for pharmacists, and made central to their total National Health Service delivery. The HealthierScotlandStrategy document published in August 2017 and titled ‘Achieving Excellence in Pharmaceutical Care’ aims to “strengthen the role of pharmacy in both hospital and…
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The Race to the Bottom
The McDonald’s Big Mac is an icon of take-away eating – let’s face it………..can you remember when you first enjoyed one so many years ago? It’s a guilty pleasure to say the least, but as far as hamburgers go, it is far from the best. In reality, if we were to taste an assortment of…