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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Lucy Haslam Medical Cannabis Symposium 2. Cannabis Helps Leukemia 3. CBD Improves Schizophrenia Symptoms 4. DEA Reality Problem “Marijuana not Medicine”
1. Lucy Haslam: Invitation: Medicinal Cannabis Symposium What a disappointing few weeks for medicinal cannabis patients…… first the good news….some (almost reluctant) recognition from a leading Victorian Paediatric Neurologist that the Cannabis trials for children with Dravet Syndrome (an intractable form of epilepsy) have had a significant measure of success. For these very sick children, even…
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Safe Vaccine Debate – 1. Pharmacist vaccination 2. Dr Judy Wilyman Report 3. Professor Abby Lippman “Write, Rant & Speak Up”
1. Forefront: Pharmacist vaccination a game-changer Date: 7 June 2017 Two years ago, pharmacist vaccination was in its infancy. Queensland had conducted a successful trial of adult flu vaccinations with very high patient satisfaction rates. Other States had just begun authorising community pharmacists to vaccinate. Two years on and adult flu vaccinations in community pharmacy administered by…
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The worst failure is the failure to try
That is the message I hear every spring when I attend the Horatio Alger Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., where 10 new members are inducted annually. I was honored to be one of them in 2004, during the short speeches given by new members to the audience, which includes more than 100. Failure can become…
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Marketing Focus – Six Essays on Management and Marketing
1. Cuts in Expenditure and Resources Cuts in expenditure and resources, to address economic downturns, waste and to achieve enhanced productivity are, in the main, mutually exclusive, Addressing or achieving one does not necessarily impact on the others. Removing waste and accelerating productivity are laudable goals, which are relatively constant ideals. Ironically, the current…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Excellence awards for Innovative Pharmacists 2. Revised Competency Standards 3. NZ Pharmacist enrols in Leadership Course
1. Excellence Awards now open for innovative pharmacists June 7, 2017 Nominations are now open for the 2017 PSA Excellence Awards for pharmacists presented by the peak national body for pharmacists, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA). Proudly supported by Symbion, the prestigious Awards including Pharmacist of the Year, Early Career Pharmacist (ECP) of the Year and…
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ASMI Media Releases – Combination medication provides innovative option for pain relief when taken as directed
Combination medication provides innovative option for pain relief when taken as directed 8 June, 2017 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) today reminded consumers that it is imperative to follow the instructions on the labels of all medications, and seek advice from a healthcare professional if anything is unclear to them. This follows the…
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NPS Media Releases – Spirometry, the gold standard for COPD diagnosis, is underused in Australia
Spirometry, the gold standard for COPD diagnosis, is underused in Australia A new educational program on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), launched by NPS MedicineWise in March, includes a reminder on the critical importance of spirometry in diagnosing the condition, which is estimated to affect 1.45 million Australians. Spirometry is considered the best way to…
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EDITORIAL for Monday 29 May 2017
Welcome to the current edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine dated Monday, 29 May 2017. Since our last edition the news that made headlines in that period was the split between Chemist Warehouse and Sigma, which has resulted in a legal fight that could prove costly to both sides. As I write this editorial,…
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Setting up an Open Innovation Program
Let’s face it – community pharmacy is in a knowledge transfer bind. It can no longer function under its own self reliance. It is bogged down because pharmacy leadership has developed hardening of the arteries and finds itself immobile inside each of its traditional infrastructures. The primary cause is twofold: * Information is being collated…
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Statins are for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease….really?
Well, well, well…….even pharmacy publications are now casting doubts over the effectiveness of statin therapy in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. What does this mean to the pharmacist when a patient asks “do I really need to take this medicine for my cholesterol?” and goes on to describe a fuzzy memory, aching muscles and generally…