Editorial
Welcome to the May 2013 edition of i2P - Information to pharmacists.
Economic turbulence seems to now be arriving in Australia with forecasts of high inflation rates, which also means high interest rates following on.
This type of economic forecast also means that banks will be more fractious with their borrowers. They are already offside with pharmacy due to the high level of bankruptcies over the past two years.
There is a pent up demand for a general wage increase for pharmacists impacting at a point in this month where pharmacy gross profit generally, is in decline.
Columns
Loretta Marron BSc: Health Watch
Barry Urquhart: Marketing Focus
Harvey Mackay: Strategic Thinking
Mark Neuenschwander: I`ve been thinking about...Recent Comments
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Health Politics
Staff Writer: Pharmacy Funding Governance Lacking
Professional Pharmacists Australia Spokesperson: Professional Pharmacists Hit Out at Abbott’s Penalty Rate Plans | open full screen
Peter Sayers: The Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to review science on pesticides and bee healthEPublications
EPublications
NEHTA has begun publishing interesting online articles on different aspects of health as a means of promoting e-health.
They are well worth reading.
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The newsletter is written by Daniel A. Hussar of the faculty of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. He is a pharmacy advocate
This e-publication discusses a range of contemporary pharmacy issues. The topic publicised on the cover is well worth reading.
This publication carries a wide range of topics and gives a contemporary look at US pharmacy.
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This is a blog written by a nutritional activist Stuart Adams, an Australian practitioner specialising in human nutrition, food law and product development.
This should be of interest to pharmacists wishing to develop complementary medicine practices.
6minutes is an online newsletter and website for Australian doctors, including general and specialist practitioners.
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A site that publishes medical research and reports across a wide variety of medical, nutritional and business segments. The reports are not free, but the abstracts give some idea and sense of what new developments are taking place.
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The electronic newsletter produced by this organisation is well written and well informed and would provide a valuable resource for an Australian pharmacist.
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This publication is the official publication for retail clinicians - clinical nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
There is no mention of pharmacists as clinicians.
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E-Biotech Newsletter is a service of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, a non-profit society of physicians and scientists focused on clinical answers to ageing related disorders leading to a longer and healthier lifespan.
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The Pharmaceutical International Network (PIN) was established in 2004 to facilitate increased communication and collaboration between policy makers and researchers of community pharmacy practice. The core aim of the network is to help these stakeholder groups adjust to the demands and challenges of a globally transforming profession.
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Pharmacy Times is dedicated to providing pharmacists with practical, authoritative information with the ultimate goal of improving patient care. Primarily focused on providing clinical information that pharmacists can use in their everyday practice when counseling patients and interacting with physicians, Pharmacy Times has recently expanded its coverage to include pharmacy technology and health-systems pharmacy.
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This is a public advocacy organisation andf a good reference source for pharmacists for adverse drug events.
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Research Reports
Dr Andrew Byrne & Associates: Effects of sublingually given naloxone in opioid-dependent human volunteers. Preston KL, Bigelow GE, Liebson IE. Drug Alcohol De | open full screen
Staff Researcher: One step closer to a blood test for Alzheimer'sPractice Development
Fiona Sartoretto Verna AIAPP: 400 sqm in Rome: the third Lapucci Pharmacy, a pharmacy full of services | open full screen
Neil Retallick: Fair Work Ombudsman Audit – People working, people out of work
Gerald Quigley: Bright eyed & bushy tailed
Joseph Conway: What is a Pharmacist worth? 
Mark Coleman: Bigger Dispensaries are not more efficient: So why have we still got the location rules? | open full screen
Anthony Huxley & Peter Krasenstein: Why extend the house if you don’t renovate it too? | open full screen
Kay Dunkley - BPharm, Grad Dip Hosp Pharm, Grad Dip Health Admin, MPS, MSHPA: Pharmacists’ Support Service welcomes support from Meridian Lawyers | open full screen
Preventive Medicine
Dr Andrew Byrne & Associates: Effects of sublingually given naloxone in opioid-dependent human volunteers. Preston KL, Bigelow GE, Liebson IE. Drug Alcohol De | open full screen
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