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CORRUPTION IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR: Why the Health Australia Party is needed
Editor’s Note: i2P first stumbled across the issue of corruption in the Pharmaceutical Industry about eight years ago and found issues that were simply unbelievable. The blatantly corrupt processes that were never reported in mainstream media pointed to complicity – both through cross investment and advertising revenues. Pharmacy itself has often been the victim of…
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A Professional Conundrum
What a fascinating standoff has developed over the role of the pharmacist in advising on the use of complementary medicines. The Blackmore’s Institute is urging us to understand the complete medication profile of our patients, to ensure that we drive optimum health outcomes. Many of our patients fail to mention their complementary medicine use (often…
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Marketing Focus – Miscellaneous Essays on Management & Marketing
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS – NOW TRANSACTIONAL My, how things have changed. The nature of, and expectations for most business relationships in 2016 are now founded and valued on single transactions, and short-term relationships. Put aside the well crafted vision and philosophy statements about customer-centricity, client-driven and mutually rewarding strategic alliances. Reality is, that for…
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A lesson in making mistakes
Try to remember the last time you uttered the words, “I made a mistake.” Was it painful? Expensive? Career-changing? Or therapeutic? When my kids were young, they used to sing along with a little ditty on “Sesame Street” that went something like this: “Everyone makes mistakes, so why not you?” That’s the wisdom of children…
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PSA Media Releases 1. Pharmacists to “Next Level” 2. Healthcare Reforms must Match Pharmacist Potential
‘Taking pharmacists to the next level’ a key focus of PSA16 June 8, 2016 Improving pharmacists’ remuneration, the 6CPA Pharmacy Trial Program (PTP) and healthcare collaboration are key issues to be discussed at the flagship conference for the peak national body for pharmacists, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA). Embracing the theme Leading Pharmacy Innovation, the…
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ASMI Media Releases – 1. Code of Practice Review 2. CM Research a Priority 3. Response to Four Corners Program
Annual Review of the ASMI Code of Practice 08 June 2016 ASMI is undertaking the annual review of our Code of Practice and as part of that review we are seeking suggestions for potential revisions to the Code. If you have any suggestions for how the ASMI Code of Practice might be revised, please complete…
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NPS Media Releases 1. Prescriptions & Drug Seeking Behaviour 2. Latest Australian Prescriber 3. What’s Next after Metformin?
1 JUNE 2016 Dealing with prescription drug-seeking behaviour The latest issue of Australian Prescriber raises awareness of the challenges of dealing with people seeking prescription drugs. Dr Jenny James, Medical Coordinator for the Substance Misuse Program at the Sydney West Aboriginal Health Service, calls for all GPs to develop practice policies that clearly state their approach to…
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EDITORIAL for Monday 30 May 2016
Welcome to this edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine dated Monday 30 May 2016. Well, we are still waiting on the report by Stephen King as part of a long-drawn process of conditioning pharmacists to the acceptance of a program that is going to destroy community pharmacy as we know it. Despite assertions by…
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Do You Promote Free Advice?
Frequently there is a lament recycled by pharmacy commentators that the business model for community pharmacy has relied on providing services through the margins received for recommended products. That model is still a valid part of community pharmacy culture, except that it has not been appropriately adjusted to counter market changes that have occurred over…
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The Perfect Prescription
In the world of pharmacy we have evolved from basically a practice that dealt in compounded prescriptions of herbal substances at an affordable cost to a plethora of synthetic drugs supported by dubious evidence. And it has happened in my lifetime. My query is that if we have a situation where so-called solid evidence exists…