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The PBS $1 Discount – Strategies for Coping
The next 12 months will be a real time of testing as the discount PBS co-payment of $1 begins to bite. You must prepare to combat this process immediately to ensure that your pharmacy will survive. This cynical process adopted by government, has the potential to generate many bankruptcies after the first year of introduction. And…
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‘No Jab No Pay’ Public Hearing, Australia (2nd November 2015)
There have been thousands of submissions regarding the ‘No Jab No Pay’ legislation sent to the Senate Committee Inquiry yet only 400 were published on the government website prior to the Public Hearing (2nd November 2015). The Senate Committee will report on the Public Hearing 9 November 2015 and there has been no debate on mandatory vaccination in the Australian…
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Senior US Ex-Vaccination Researcher Interviewed
Editor’s Note: The following interview was conducted by Jon Rappoport with a senior US scientist and ex- vaccine researcher. As an investigative reporter, Jon Rappoport’s credentials are exceptionally high. He also publishes his own blog titled nomorefakenews and you can view it by clicking on the link. The vaccine researcher’s name has been suppressed for the…
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Leadership, Future Direction, Public Health and Triage Services
Most pharmacists recognise the need to expand their focus from dispensing to something wider. Community pharmacy is the most visible “face” of pharmacy, but its leadership struggles to keep its members focused on creative pathways that utilise the natural advantages of a community pharmacy – convenient location, health professional availability and access, a “core” duality…
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Hay fever options
An interesting article written by a number of academics promises to give some relief to the 15% of Australians who experience hay fever, or allergic rhinitis. Predictably, they list oral and nasal decongestants, antihistamines, nasal steroid sprays and immunotherapy as the best medical options. I was therefore surprised to note the absence of isotonic saline…
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Crazy, cruel cancer ‘cures’
Some cancer patients, ignoring medical advice, are choosing ‘natural’ approaches to their disease. Steve Jobs (co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc), Penelope Dingle, Sharyn and her daughter, Jess Ainscough, all used alternative interventions before dying of cancer. Despite phenomenal progress with medical treatments, cancer quackery remains a flourishing and lucrative business throughout the developed…
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Big Names; Big Mistakes Consumers Misled by Supplement Bashing
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, October 30, 2015 Big names: the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), arguably the most prestigious medical journal in the world. Plus, the New York Times. On October 14th, the latter mentioned: “Dietary Supplements Lead to 20,000 E.R. Visits Yearly, Study Finds.” It was a report of a study published in the NEJM with…
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Medical Marijuana Creates Clinical and Financial Opportunity for Pharmacists
The Australian Government intends to amend the Narcotic Drugs Act to allow cannabis to be grown for medicine or science and ensure that Australia is not in breach of international drug treaties. In Australia currently Cannabis is prohibited or otherwise managed through Drug Scheduling: (a) when separately specified in these Schedules; or (b) processed hemp…
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Coercive Vaccination and Senate Submission
From Judy Wilyman Coercive Vaccination in Australia: A Breach of Good Medical Practice The concerned Australian community calls on the new Liberal team to put an end to coercive vaccination practices in Australia. The ‘No Jab No Pay’ policy that is currently before a Senate Committee Inquiry in Australia and due to be introduced into law by…
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Don’t Vaccinate without Vitamin C
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, October 22, 2015 My husband and I chose to have our children vaccinated after consulting arvada pediatrics. We think some immunizations are worthwhile. We are not in favor of others, but the law is not set up in such a way where doctors and parents can make decisions together about which…