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Menopause and “alternative” therapies
The recurring press chestnuts just keep rolling on and on, just as predictable as the four seasons. It seems that medical efforts to classify menopause as a disease state have failed miserably. Women are now seeking advice on other options from their medical practitioner. However, because of poor training, poor understanding of what role menopause…
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A question for the Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott
Currently the Abbott government is removing parents’ right to choose how many vaccines are injected into their children’s bodies in the first 19 years of life. The new social welfare policies called ‘Choices for Families” are removing all objections to vaccination other than a medical exemption signed by a doctor. This means that families will not be…
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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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Vaccination Updates
Editor’s Note: Judy Wilyman, a PhD student based at the University of Wollongong, is researching government vaccination policies. And it’s just as well, because vaccination policy is all over the place, seemingly driven by vaccine manufacturers with little regard for human safety. i2P is not interested in the extreme politics of vaccination, simply safe vaccination. It…
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Am I missing something?
Old chestnuts aren’t allowed to settle. Unbalanced pharmacy media reporting just keeps on keeping on. I was puzzled recently about a debate around the value of homeopathy in the UK. The report keeps the pot boiling on how homeopathic remedies are a “waste of money” and more importantly, “may even cause harm”. More fascinating to…
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Choice gives us the tick of approval
I guess we have arrived at last! Our professional expertise has been approved by Choice magazine – a publication which has been fairly critical of us over the years. Even made the front page of some pharmacy newsletters. But hold on………the tick of approval has nothing to do with our professional expertise, our role in…
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A Call to Arms – Your Next Fight for Survival
In our last edition our lead article COSBA Support for Pharmacists Owning Pharmacies may not have attracted your attention and the significance of a different type of threat to the survival of pharmacy. We were interested to note that at least one pharmacist was alert to these circumstances and posted to the Auspharmlist Bulletin Board who noted…
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A Minor Ailment Scheme – Streamlining What We Have Always Done
The PGA has submitted a proposal to government for the provision of a minor ailments program. While pharmacists have provided this type of service for many years, a more streamlined and integrated version might well serve the community better. The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) commissioned a study in 2008 and found that 15 percent…
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GP Practice Pharmacists – What is the Future?
Many of Australia’s accredited pharmacists have become frustrated with the “silo” they have been forced to occupy. The frustration was triggered when financing of HMR’s was manipulated so as to create “caps” on the numbers of reports that could be produced, and that a lower-level PGA inspired “Medscheck” was thrust on the scene that competed…