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EDITORIAL for Monday 21 November 2016
Welcome to the current edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine, dated Monday 21 November 2016. Since our last edition we have seen a Donald Trump victory in the US and a collapse of confidence in mainstream media, one that threatens its existence. It was mainstream media that promoted most of the negative information designed…
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How Amazon Will Dominate Global Retail
Amazon is an innovation company that spends an extraordinary amount of money developing research on inventions that can eventually be implanted in the private homes of all consumers. One of its most successful inventions to date is called Echo, and this is a device that was originally envisioned as an intelligent, voice-controlled household appliance that…
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The Desensitised Culture
It’s time for a new prescription The community pharmacy is fighting to survive amid aggressive price disclosures, high expenses and pressures from wholesalers. Yet, the treatment of slashing costs and pushing discounts only focuses on the symptom of financial turmoil, rather than treating the root cause of the problem. The financial turmoil facing the pharmacy…
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The Vaccine Debate Gets Really Nasty
Editor’s Note: The pro and anti vax campaigns have reached new heights of trench warfare where fabrication of social media tweets directed to Victorian Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy are alleged to have been fabricated by the pro-vax faction and it is further alleged that the tweets involved the participation of the minister herself. Mainstream…
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Mainstream Media – the Downhill Slide
Editor’s Note: The article following is republished from an underground so-called alternative news site titled ‘The Daily Sheeple” which is a US-based conservative news website. It is from a website such as this one that references are checked for news items published by mainstream media by i2P and it appears, a very large number of…
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Patient Navigation – An old-new Opportunity for Pharmacists
i2P has commented before that community pharmacy has (and still is) the epicentre for primary health care. In many ways it was the original patient-centred home and it had a market share approaching 70 percent in the mid to late 1970’s when it was first surveyed. The entry point to primary health care within community…
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Do we do enough for our statin patients?
Even though statins are the “go-to” therapy for lowering “bad” cholesterol, other treatments can effectively reduce the risk of future heart problems according to a new evidence review. The Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that a heart-healthy diet can confer the same level of heart health protection as statins. When we dispense a…
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Gossip is the devil’s messenger
Four psychiatrists shared a hotel suite at a convention. Talking one night, one of them said, “You know, people are always telling us their troubles, but we have no one to talk to about our problems.” Another psychiatrist agreed. “Let’s tell each other our biggest problems and see if that makes us feel better. I’ll…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Tas. Pharmacists Honoured 2. GP Pharmacist Resources 3. Fact Check Publication 4. Ignite Leadership Program 5. PSA is a Quality CPD Leader
Leading Tasmanian pharmacists honoured with Awards November 16, 2016 Well-known pharmacist Mark Dunn FPS has won the Tasmanian Pharmacy Lifetime Achievement Award announced in Tasmania on Saturday, November 12. Mr Dunn was honoured – along with several other leading Tasmanian pharmacists – at the Tasmanian Pharmacist Dinner at the Glen Albyn Estate in Hobart. Other…
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EDITORIAL for Monday 7 November 2016
Welcome to a new edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine dated Monday 7 November 2016. And just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, information has been filtering through to i2P, suggesting that a massive takeover of the retail industry is being planned and disruptive strategies are nearly in…