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The new SV pharmacy in Turks and Caicos, Caribbean: The Family choice for all the people of the island!
Editor’s Note: This month we venture into a tourist service pharmacy in one of the world’s renowned tourist destinations. Apart from special tourist needs, the pharmacy itself has to survive special environmental pressures created by sun, wind, salt and sand. These challenges and more are everyday problems that the global company, Sartoretto Verna is able…
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Drug Testing Made Safe – Organs on a Chip
Getting a new drug on the market is no small feat. On average it takes over a decade of trial and development before a new drug can hit the shelves, and only a fraction of them even make it that far. This is partly due to the guesswork that goes into using animals for drug…
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Building a Better Business Model – Not a Mouse Trap
Hej! from Copenhagen (København), capital city of Denmark, home of Hans Christian Andersen and focus of the music and lyrics of Frank Loesser from his 1952 song, “Wonderful Copenhagen”. Geographically, we’re a long way from Perth and Australia. However, in the global community some perspectives don’t vary. Typically, attitudes override aptitudes in identifying and realising…
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How to overcome the jitters and not choke
I recently came across a graduation speech by the valedictorian of a university law school. He began his remarks by acknowledging that he had difficulty deciding what “wisdom” to impart to his fellow graduates. He said he had consulted several quotation books and speaker’s guides but had come away uninspired. He reviewed all the cases…
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Just Who’s Targeting our Toddlers?
Ear infection (acute otitis media), causing pain and deafness, is one of commonest childhood infections. One parent, whose child had an earache, brought this up at her local Mums & Bubs support group and was flooded with advice. One mother had started attending a children’s chiropractor during her pregnancy because he claimed that he could…
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Prepare for HIV Dispensing
FREE CPD for community pharmacists: get ready to dispense HIV meds Earlier this month, the Federal Minister for Health announced changes to the supply of HIV antiretroviral medicines that are subsidised under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and accessed under the Highly Specialised Drugs Programme. From 1 July 2015, consumers will be able to access these…
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Sydney Addiction Seminar: Wednesday 20 August, 2014
“PTSD and addiction: management including dialectical behaviour therapy. With a focus on trauma in women.” Dr Danielle Florida and Dr Kathy Watson. The large majority of people with substance use disorders have been previously exposed to trauma, and up to third have current post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is especially prevalent in women with…