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EDITORIAL for Monday 14 May 2018
Welcome to the current edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine, dated Monday 14 May 2018. The King Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation was one of a long line of previous reviews and investigations. Its onslaught was broad in nature and punitive in its lead up. It has now died with barely a whisper…
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Professional Discretion Restored – Much More than Homeopathic Product Sales
The Australian Government has made a commonsense decision to allow pharmacists to continue the sale of homeopathic products for those patients who find they derive benefit from their use. The actual extract from the government response to the homeopathy issue in the final King Review Report states: “Recommendation 4-4: Sale of Homeopathic Products in PBS…
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We are Judged Within Seven Seconds of Meeting Somebody
We are head down, tail up, working our way through a pile of prescriptions across the day, striving to use the skills that we are famous and respected for. Some of the people waiting for scripts will be people we already know. Others will be brand new patients, who we are engaging with for the…
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OMNS – Infantile Colic
An infant with colic not only is suffering from pain, but is causing great concern in parents attempting to render loving care. We can’t ask the infant to rate the pain on a scale from 1 to 10, but we know that only pain could produce such an agonizing cry that borders on screaming. We…
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Medical Postcard from New York: Overdose Crisis Summary from NYU
Dear Colleagues, During a recent New York visit I had numerous encounters in the medical, public health and dependency fields. The opioid overdose crisis dominates conversation, media and even the White House has been involved. Below is a summary of one key lecture I attended followed by some other events which may be of interest. …
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Ganjapreneur: Study: New York MMJ Patients Reduced Opioid Intake, Saved Money on Meds 2. SHOTS: Canada To Measure Marijuana Use By Testing Sewage 3. Forbes: Binge Drinking Drops In States With Recreational Marijuana
1. Ganjapreneur: Study: New York MMJ Patients Reduced Opioid Intake, Saved Money on Meds Medical cannabis patients in a New York study reduced their use of opioids and spent less money on their prescription medications, according to researchers at GPI Clinical Research and the University of Buffalo School of Pharmacy. The study, titled “Preliminary evaluation of…
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The Safe Vaccination Debate – 1. Jon Rappoport: Europe under the vaccination gun: an expanding tragedy 2. Robert Kennedy’s World Mercury Project: CDC Still Paralyzed by Autism Epidemic: Report Shows One in 59 Children in the US Now Affected 3. Vactruth: Why Claims of Unvaccinated Flu Deaths Are Highly Deceptive
1. Jon Rappoport: Europe under the vaccination gun: an expanding tragedy Storm clouds are gathering… First the solution—leave the European Union. Do it soon. Don’t knuckle under. Europe is moving closer to mandatory vaccination. The drive is spearheaded by a collaboration between the European Union (EU) and Big Pharma companies. Many citizens of EU member countries…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. PSA expands training services 2. Budget supports general practice pharmacists 3. PSA18 Shark Tank brings pharmacy innovations to life
1. PSA expands training services May 10, 2018 The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has today announced the launch of tailored workforce training as part of its commitment to the ongoing development of Australian pharmacy professionals. Chemist Warehouse Group is the first national pharmacy group to implement PSA’s new training approach, after appointing PSA as…
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ASMI Media Releases – 1. ASMI concerned by Hawaiian sunscreen reports 2. ASMI to work with self care alliance
1. ASMI concerned by Hawaiian sunscreen reports 4 May 2018 ASMI’s Regulatory and Legal Director, Steve Scarff expressed concern about reports Hawaiian Government has passed a bill which will ban the sale of sunscreen products containing oxybenzone and octinoxate without a prescription. The bill will go to the Governor who has until June 25 to sign…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. PHN immunisation online community launches with calls for further collaboration 2. CPD session on hypertension with Professor Markus Schlaich to be hosted in Perth 3. NPS MedicineWise welcomes longer term certainty of funding: budget 2018
1. PHN immunisation online community launches with calls for further collaboration 7 May 2018 NPS MedicineWise and the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) have launched an online PHN i mmunisation community designed to serve as a central hub where PHN staff can have the latest evidence-based information, tools and immunisation resources at…