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Medicines That Matter – Drug Schedules Administered by Pharmacists
It’s taken a long time for pharmacy proprietors and their leadership body to take a good look and this sector of medicines and actually do something with it. But at least it is being reviewed and that has to be a plus. Another sector, with only a handful of scheduled items within it is the…
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Vaccines and Genetic Diseases
Recently there has been discussion about the genetic cause of many chronic diseases that have increased in the population in recent decades. These diseases include allergies, asthma, anaphylaxis, autism, diabetes and other neurological and autoimmune diseases: all of which have increased significantly in children after the push to increase vaccination rates in the 1990’s. Whilst…
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Doctor’s “Party Line” Analysed By Mainstream Media At Last!
Editor’s Note: For as many years as I can remember, doctors have been pressing government to fund education for an increasing number of doctors and for doctors to control just about every aspect of primary health care, particularly in leadership roles. Suddenly the mainstream media is beginning to question the party line, along with government.…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Vaccinations 2. Diabetes Credentialling 3. Cannabis in the Ageing
December 3, 2014 NSW Govt backs pharmacist-delivered vaccinations The NSW Government has pledged its continuing support to the current system of pharmacist-owned pharmacies and also to the introduction of pharmacist-delivered immunisations. Jillian Skinner, NSW Minister for Health, made these commitments at a special Better Pharmacy Futures Forums conducted by the NSW Branch of the Pharmaceutical…
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A Supreme Court Investigation into the Testing of HPV Vaccines
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is currently being investigated in the Supreme Court in India for involvement in the illegal testing of HPV vaccines in children in India. The reasons for this court action result from the deaths and serious adverse events experienced by Indian girls in large scale trials of the HPV vaccine…
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ASMI Media Releases – ASMI Elections, ANZTPA Comment, Diamond Awards, Conference Highlights
Bayer’s Mark Sargent re-elected as ASMI President 20 November 2014 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) today announced the reelection of Mark Sargent, General Manager Consumer Care Australia & New Zealand, Bayer Australia Limited, as its President. Speaking on his re-election, Mark Sargent said: “I am delighted to continue for another term as President…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Cannabis Debate 2.Prescription Real Time Monitoring
November 11, 201 Cannabis debate, Code of Ethics feature in latest edition of Australian Pharmacist The role of pharmacists in the medical cannabis debate is coming under scrutiny, with growing public support for medical cannabis underscored by a recent Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Survey showing 69 per cent of people supported legislation…
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Accreditation Standards for Pharmacists’ Vaccination Training Courses
The Australian Pharmacy Council drafted the ‘Standards for the Accreditation of Programs to Support Pharmacist Administration of Vaccines 2014’ (the Standards) which were released for public consultation in July 2014. The Standards aim to define measurable attributes that vaccinations programs must demonstrate. They are the Standards against which activities may be assessed to ensure: …
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ASMI Media Releases 1. ASMI Conference – Self Care 2. ASMI Conference-Transforming Pharmacy
ASMI 2014 Conference: Self care emerging as central to sustainable health policy 28 October 2014 – Interest in self care is growing worldwide particularly in developed economies such as the UK, Australia and the US. In the UK, momentum has been slowly building since 2000 when the National Health Service Blueprint (NHS Plan) was announced…
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Marijuana Use Does Not Impact on IQ
A 2012 Duke University study made international headlines when it purported to find a link between heavy marijuana use and IQ decline among teenagers. You can visit this website if you wish to buy medical marijuana! Other researchers questioned the findings almost immediately: Columbia University’s Carl Hart noted the very small sample of heavy users (38) in the…