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EDITORIAL for Monday August 10, 2015
Welcome to i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine for Monday 10 August 2015. This week we draw your attention to a Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) media release that, in part, states: “With pharmacists’ roles expanding into more diverse areas of patient care, the issue of patient consent is coming to the fore. In the August…
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The Precautionary Principle – Why did it disappear in formulating vaccine policy?
These days, when you raise any comment or query regarding the effectiveness of a vaccine, the mainstream media label you as an “anti-vaxer” and either ignore you or write you up in a derogatory fashion. And isn’t it strange that a universal call for “safe vaxing” is not even mentioned, because it does not suit…
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Clinical Pharmacy – a US Working Model
There is an excellent US publication available online and its title is “Drug Topics”. I probably have some affinity because the range of topics discussed ranges from pharmacy management to clinical pharmacy, somewhat similar to material published in i2P. One recent article caught my eye, and it was titled: The new pharmacy: Revenue streams, Part…
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On Being a TV “Star”
From time to time I have noticed comment in pharmacy media of the lack of programs on television that feature pharmacist’s roles and that make a positive contribution to pharmacy culture. Occasionally you find the odd program that has a minor mention of a pharmacist, but generally derogatory in some way due to a character…
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3D Drug Printing Becoming Commercialised for Pharmacy Use
The initial burst of enthusiasm that followed a laboratory experiment in the printing of drugs using 3D-technology, was in turn, followed by a hiatus that was due to the problems (needing solutions), of getting the product to market, and registered through the FDA, TGA etc. One of the first companies to emerge with proven functional…
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Marketing Focus – Short Stories on Management & Marketing
DIGITAL-ERA MARKETING– MISUNDERSTOOD AND UNDER-UTILISED “Digital era” and “Digital marketing” are two phrases and concepts that are largely misunderstood and therefore under-utilised. For some, both are confronting, intimidating, overwhelming. They need not, and should not be so. An overwhelming majority of digital marketing campaigns fail to achieve their optimum because of a lack of direction,…
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Pursuit of perfection leads to search for excellence
Two men met on an airplane and began to talk. They asked each other the usual questions, and as it happened, one of the men was married and the other man was not. After a while a married man asked, “Why is it that you never married?” The single man looked pensive then said, “Well,…
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Pharmacy Council of NSW August 2015 Newsletter
TABLE OF CONTENTS • Newsletter, August 2015 • The Pharmacy Council farewells two inaugural members • Welcome to our new Council Members • Website issues • Attention – proprietors and pecuniary interest holders • The NSW Pharmacist Vaccination Standards have been approved under the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008 • Education and research funding…
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PSA Media Releases – Outstanding NSW Pharmacists 2. Informed Consent 3. The HDP Pharmacy
August 9, 2015 PSA honours outstanding NSW pharmacists The NSW Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has recognised three of its members for their outstanding achievements in the profession. At a ceremony held during the recent PSA15 in Sydney, awards in the following categories were announced: NSW Lifetime Achievement – Chris Piggott NSW Young Pharmacist of…
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NPS Media Releases -1. Be Medicinewise Week 2. Australian Prescriber
BE MEDICINEWISE AT ALL AGES AND LIFE STAGES: BE MEDICINEWISE WEEK ANNOUNCED FOR 2015 NPS MedicineWise has announced that Be Medicinewise Week will be held again this year from 12-18 October 2015. A national awareness week that promotes the safe and wiser use of medicines by all Australians, this is the fifth annual Be Medicinewise Week.…