-
The King and I – Shall we Dance?
Speculation is growing that the King Review – a review of future pharmacy options for the federal government – has been asked to consider two additional options: * Open ownership including supermarkets and foreign operators. * A government-owned franchise model involving full nationalisation of the pharmacy sector. The reasons given for the investigation of these…
-
Micro-practice – Future Direction for Pharmacy
I2P has long proposed that pharmacy attracts two types of consumers – customers and patients. A little reflection will resolve this issue because clearly, customers will be attracted to the more commercialised aspects of pharmacy that compete with retailing in general, and the reason why pharmacists see their major competitors as supermarkets and variety stores.…
-
The Pauline Hanson Echo Chamber and the Manufacturing of Consent in Science
Pauline Hanson recently ignited an echo chamber of media opinion, (major outrage building on previous outrage of reporters covering other reporters covering other reporters’ outrage), because she expressed a view on the ABC’s Insider Program that: “parents needed to make an ‘informed’ decision about whether or not to vaccinate their children”. “What I don’t like…
-
The Safe Vaccination Debate – Evidence Suppression and Compromised Evidence 1. Judy Wilyman Report 2. Critical Literature Review 3. Censorship at NIH
1. The Judy Wilyman Report – To the UOW Executive-Dean of the Faculty Science, Medicine and Health Copied to UOW Vice-Chancellor, Paul Welings 15 March 2017 Dear Professor Alison Jones, Here is a copy of my latest newsletter describing how medical professionals are providing false information on vaccine safety to the public: Newsletter 151 Dr.…
-
Value Over Profit ?
When pharmacy comes under financial pressure it always looks for a “quick fix” and it usually takes the form of concentrating resources and focus into various retail channels of activity. Even though pharmacists are criticised for expanding their retail offering and daring to create survival profits, it is a necessary activity to ensure that the…
-
Planning for Uncertainty and Anxiety
To say that pharmacy began the current fiscal year with a high level of uncertainty – a major contributor to anxiety levels – is to state the obvious. Every person working within the pharmaceutical industry has been affected, with employed pharmacists complaining about the poor incomes they receive and fresh reports of a potential for…
-
The “Bent Spoon” award developed by people with bent thinking
Skeptics Australia, is an organisation noted for its biased opinions and its campaigning against a range of health groups. Originally it was set up to debunk paranormal issues but its agenda seems to have been hijacked by people reflecting the vested interests of global corporates, in particular, those of Big Pharma. I have commented in…
-
Three Bioethicists Critical of Pharmacy Retailing
Three bioethicists have combined to criticise the concept of community pharmacy conducting retail front of shop activities, while simultaneously working in the best interests of the patient. Their comments are published in Croakey here. The bioethicists, Wendy Lipworth, Christopher Mayes and Ian Kerridge (all medical academics attached to the University of Sydney) discuss what is…
-
The Balance Tips for Better Health – Major Chemical Companies are to be Held Accountable
On December 14, 2015 i2P published an article regarding the setting up of an International Citizen’s Tribunal (titled the Monsanto Tribunal) that was designed to prosecute the crime of “ecocide” as practiced by Monsanto and associated global chemical manufacturers. While not recognised legally, it will provide a court of public opinion based on evidence and…
-
Herd Immunity is Hypothesis Based On Natural Infection – Not Vaccination Pseudoscience
We have known for decades that getting the childhood diseases naturally results in a permanent immunity (herd immunity) to the specific microorganism. Getting the vaccines results in a temporary immunity, meaning that susceptibility is deferred and repeated booster shots will be required for the ENTIRE life of the individual. The herd immunity hypothesis states that…