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EDITORIAL for Monday 18 September 2017
Welcome to the current edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) dated Monday 18 September, 2017. Frustratingly, health systems in almost every major economy of the world appear to be “unbalanced” and with a cost structure raging out of control. Australia is no exception. Even more frustrating is the role that is undertaken by a highly…
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Scottish pharmacy – a public/private partnership that encourages pharmacist clinical development.
Scotland has long displayed a talent for identifying the care role for pharmacists and expanding that role by supporting clinical aspirations for pharmacists, and made central to their total National Health Service delivery. The HealthierScotlandStrategy document published in August 2017 and titled ‘Achieving Excellence in Pharmaceutical Care’ aims to “strengthen the role of pharmacy in both hospital and…
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The Race to the Bottom
The McDonald’s Big Mac is an icon of take-away eating – let’s face it………..can you remember when you first enjoyed one so many years ago? It’s a guilty pleasure to say the least, but as far as hamburgers go, it is far from the best. In reality, if we were to taste an assortment of…
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The Safe Vaccine Debate – 1. Sacrificial Virgins 2. Dr Judy Wileyman Report: Newsletter#171 – Newsletter #172 – Newsletter #173 3. Over-Vaccination: Government-mandated over-vaccination in Australia
1.Sacrificial Virgins: UK Association of HPV Vaccine Injured Daughters (AHVID) and SaneVax Inc -( www.sanevax.org) are pleased to announce the release of a new HPV vaccine documentary co-produced by Joan Shenton, Meditel Productions and Yellow Entertainment. Sacrificial Virgins is a series in three parts written and narrated by Joan Shenton and directed by Andi Reiss. “Sacrificial Virgins – so named…
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1.Aging & Cannabis 2. A Lawsuit to Deschedule Cannabis 3. South Africa – Legal Cannabis for Personal Use
1. Cannabis cheri: Aging and Cannabis As a Disease Preventative – An RN’s Perspective by Lanny Swerdlow, RN, LNC The endocannabinoid system regulates almost every biological process in our bodies and has evolved to not only restore our body’s homeostatic balance when it is ravaged by disease, but to prevent the development of diseased states in…
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Orthomolecular Medicine News Service – They’re Back! The Pharmaceutical Shills
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” (Upton Sinclair) Now there’s yet another article cautioning readers to not take vitamins because they may somehow increase the risk for lung cancer. [1,2] Attacks pushing drug treatment, in preference to less expensive and more effective…
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Arrogance and business don’t mix
In a village long ago lived a young boy who loved nothing as much as competing in athletic contests. Because he was fit and strong, he usually triumphed and grew to love the adulation he received from the villagers around him. One day he challenged two other youths to a race from one end of…
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PSA Media Releases – Check your lungs for World Pharmacist Day 2. Pharmacist Generosity supports new Pharmacy House
1. Check your lungs for World Pharmacists Day September 15, 2017 New South Wales residents are being urged to have their lungs checked by a pharmacist to screen for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) as part of World Pharmacists Day. To mark World Pharmacists Day 2017 on September 25, the peak national body for pharmacists, the Pharmaceutical…
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ASMI Media Release – Current consumer access to Ibuprofen appropriate
Current consumer access to Ibuprofen appropriate 07 September, 2017 – The Australian Self Medication Industry supports the current consumer access to ibuprofen. ASMI was responding to a proposal to re-schedule ibuprofen for consideration at the November meeting of the ACMS. OTC ibuprofen is available in supermarkets in Australia and around the world. The proposed rescheduling…
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NPS Media Release – Australian Prescriber Podcast
INDEPENDENT. NOT-FOR-PROFIT. EVIDENCE BASED. PODCAST 5 SEPTEMBER 2017 PODCAST Episode 5 – Community use of naloxone for opioid overdose Pharmacist Dhineli Perera interviews Dr Marianne Jauncey about naloxone, how it works, when it is used and its increased access in the community. Download ►