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Todays issue of PD Evidence-based screening Melatonin, cannabis,


nicotine and more
Pharmacy Daily today has The Pharmaceutical Society of disease and osteoporosis, is cost-
The Therapeutic Goods
three pages of news plus a full Australia (PSA) has come out of its effective and improves population
Administration (TGA) has
page from Wizard Pharmacy. corner in response to media reports health.
published its final decisions around
criticising the Amcal Strokecheck PSA national president Joe
scheduling of nicotine products
screening service, saying that Demarte said, The opportunity
Wizard recruiting screening and risk assessment is obvious in that it represents
including e-cigarettes or electronic
Wizard Pharmacy is seeking nicotine delivery systems (ENDS),
activities in community pharmacy another avenue for highly
exceptional pharmacists with melatonin, cannabis, vardanefil and
must be evidence-based, meet accessible community pharmacies
astute business acumen and many more.
unmet needs in the community, be to embed themselves as important
influence to become Wizard The Department of Health
appropriate for a pharmacy setting contributors to our healthcare
Pharmacy Area Development Advisory Committee on Chemicals
and provided by an appropriately- system.
Managers - for details see page Scheduling (ACCS) and the
trained pharmacist. However the responsibility, on
four of todays Pharmacy Daily. Advisory Committee on Medicines
The Australian Medical the other hand, is to remember
Scheduling (ACMS) as well as
Association and the Stroke that this is a preventive health
the Joint Advisory Committee
Foundation are reportedly both service and deserves to be treated
TGA hopping mad warning the public to avoid the as such.
completed their findings in their
November 2106 meetings and
The Therapeutic Goods Strokecheck screening because With this in mind, PSA has a new
published them last week.
Administration (TGA) has issued it has terrified some patients position statement on screening
ENDS gained no relaxation of
warnings against the use of incorrectly assessed to have a high and risk assessment to help
scheduling, nor did melatonin
Australia Kangaroo Essence 2500mg risk and may involve unnecessary pharmacists with this important
or vardanefil, each having their
Tablets and Ultimate & Herbal Slim medical testing and excess issue.
current scheduling considered
Weight Loss capsules, saying they Medicare costs. The five PSA position statement
appropriate.
pose a serious risk to health and The process of screening and principles encompass the need
Additional concerns were
should not be taken. risk assessment falls within the for services to be targetted to
raised around the scheduling of
The Kangaroo Essence tablets scope of all pharmacists practice in conditions with a significant
paracetamol/caffeine combinations,
contain the undeclared substance Australia and is a key component disease burden, to be evidence-
highlighting the sourcing of
sildenafil while the slimming of Australias strategy to reduce the based and appropriate for the
caffeine from many different foods,
capsules contain sibutramine, burden of preventable disease, the pharmacy setting, to document
drinks and medicines without
supply of which is illegal. PSA says. informed consent, to include
full awareness on the part of the
Sibutramine was withdrawn from In addition, there is strong follow up and referral, as well as
consumer.
sale in Australia in Oct 2010 after a evidence that screening and risk being conducted by appropriately
Pentobarbitol also had its
study showed an increased risk of assessment targeted at preventable trained pharmacists using validated
scheduling tightened - tga.gov.au
major cardiac events. conditions such as diabetes, screening and risk assessment
for details on these and more.
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Pharmacy-led review for diabetes Millions missing out on vax


pharmacist-led any of the nine key care Up TO 3.8 million Australian Vaccination rates are significantly
review of diabetes processes recommended adults are missing out on free higher among infants versus
patient care increased by the National Institute vaccinations each year, putting their grandparents, despite the
the number of key care for Health and Care themselves at risk of contracting availability of free vaccines for both
processes administered Excellence (NICE) that the life-threatening, yet preventable groups. This demonstrates the
and improved diabetic patients were lacking, to infections, according to a report lower value that society places on
control during the year of program optimise medication and to make in the Medical Journal of Australia keeping older Australians healthy,
delivery, but abated during the other interventions. (MJA) today. said UNSW VIRL Head, Professor
year after, in a study supporting the The study was one of the The reports release coincides Raina MacIntyre, Sydney.
management of type 2 diabetes joint working initiatives created with the launch of the University Influenza alone is responsible
(T2D). by Britains Royal College of of New South Wales Vaccine and for more than 3,000 deaths per
The UK study out of Windsor and General Physicians and the Royal Infection Research Lab (UNSW year in the senior age group who
Leeds demonstrated the positive Pharmaceutical Society in order VIRL), a national research centre of have a low perception of the risk
impact of pharmacist engagement to identify areas where general excellence designed to tackle the associated with the infection, the
in the processes and the need to practitioners and pharmacists serious social health issue of low report reads.
make such programs ongoing rather can work together to improve the adult vaccination rates, and reduce Authors call upon governments,
than fixed term, authors asserted. quality of patient care. the gap between infant and adult the media, providers and
The program combined the CLICK HERE for the BMJ abstract. vaccination. individuals to direct more attention
strategic drive and project The group identified at high risk towards the large numbers of
facilitation skills of Slough CCG, the and most missing out on their adults who are unnecessarily
general practice teams knowledge
of their patients and the clinical and PBS rejects Keytruda free vaccine under the National
Immunisation Program (NIP) are
susceptible to vaccine-preventable
disease each year.
information technology skills of an Keytruda has failed to receive those aged 65 years and older. Visit mja.com.au for the report.
experienced pharmacist team, said a pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Although targetted for influenza,
lead researcher Dr Tim Langran. (PBS) listing due to concerns from pneumococcal pneumonia and
More than 5,900 patients with the PBAC around the incremental shingles vaccines within the My Chemist tops
T2D were reviewed by pharmacists cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) per NIP, only around 49% of this
working with GP teams to schedule quality-adjusted life-year (QALY). demographic are being immunised.
satisfaction
The PBAC said the submission The latest figures from the
from the sponsors seven-year monthly Roy Morgan Research
Rivaroxaban for VT time horizon underestimated the New malaria vax tick Customer Satisfaction Awards have
The anticoagulant rivaroxaban ICER adding that if the criterion for Researchers from Griffith found My Chemist was the top
reduces the risk of recurrence of treatment eligibility was changed Universitys Institute for Glycomics ranked pharmacy brand in Feb 2017
life-threatening blood clots more from tumour proportion score (TPS) have developed a new malaria - although its 90% rating was lower
effectively than daily aspirin in 50% to include all of the PD-L1 vaccine and than last month.
patients diagnosed with venous positive population (TPS 1%), the demonstrated Terry White Chemists came in
thromboembolism, according ICER would increase substantially, that it works second place, followed by Priceline
to the double-blind, multicentre and would be unacceptably high. in early trials and then Chemist Warehouse,
EINSTEIN CHOICE study, presented Potential costs to the taxpayer in humans. which dropped from second to
at the 66th American College of would range from $100m to $200m Lead researcher Professor fourth position.
Cardiology scientific sessions. over five years, the PBAC said. Michael Good had so much faith Chemmart Pharmacy was in
Bayer sponsored the study. Visit pbs.gov.au for more detail. in the vaccine, called PlasProtecT, fifth place for the Feb statistics,
that he chose to become the first displacing Soul Pattinson which
person to receive it. dropped out of the top five.
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Paramedics to be
regulated by AHPRA Weekly
The Council of Australian
Governments Health Council
Comment
has considered a major revision
to the Health Practitioner
Welcome to PDs
Regulation National Law, with
weekly comment
Monday 27 Mar 2017 a draft Bill proposing a range of
feature. This weeks
reforms including the addition
contributor is
of paramedics to the national
Menveo shortage Teresa Di Franco,
Dispensary Glaxosmithkline has advised
registration scheme.
Other changes proposed include
Pharmacist and
Credentialled Diabetes Educator,
Corner of a short-term supply constraint of
its Menveo meningococcal ACWY
governance improvements,
enabling Chairpersons to be
Perth Diabetes Care.
United States customs officials vaccine, after a recent increase appointed on merit from any of the How to become a
last week seized more than in notifications which is driving members of a National Board, not FITTER Pharmacist
40,000 counterfeit condoms additional demand. just the practitioner members. OVER the past few weeks, Ive
which were being imported into Menveo is not on the National Under a draft Bill, nursing and spoken about the pharmacys
Puerto Rico from China. Immunisation Program, but a midwifery would be recognised as role in supporting diabetes
The Durex-branded items number of states and territories two separate professions rather management. Ive also spoken
(pictured) were seized in a major have recently introduced than a single profession, with both about the recent updates in
operation over a five day period in Meningococcal W vaccination continuing to be regulated by the relation to insulin injection
the capital, San Juan. programs to protect those most at Nursing and Midwifery Board. techniques and needle lengths
The US Department of Customs risk of contracting the disease. There are also a number of (or FITTER* recommendations),
and Border Patrol warned that GSK said the Meningococcal proposed improvements to the and how healthcare
the fake prophylactics were not ACWY vaccine is considered management, disciplinary and professionals, including
subject to strict quality controls important for those travelling enforcement powers of National pharmacists, need to provide
and may contain substances that overseas to where the disease Boards in relation to notifications support to their customers who
could lead to long term health burden is greatest, including the and complaints, to strengthen inject their diabetes medication
problems. so-called Meningitis Belt of public protection and ensure by adopting the Golden Rules.
Fake condoms will not guard sub-Saharan Africa covering 26 fairness for complainants (notifiers)
the user against sexually countries from Senegal to Ethiopia. and practitioners. Taking the time to initiate a
transmitted diseases and The company said it was The Bill is stage one of the reform conversation about injection
pregnancy, it warned. prioritising supply of Menveo to process, with a second stage technique with our customers
the government programs, with including broad public consultation can make a significant difference
forecasts adjusted to meet the to commence during 2017. to their health and wellbeing.
anticipated increase in demand. MEANWHILE the state, territory Simple questions can help
We regret the inconvenience this and federal health ministers also uncover bad habits and put
may cause people and their families agreed to a national opt-out customers with diabetes on a
who want the vaccine, as well as model for long term participation path to better health.
pharmacists and doctors. arrangements in the My Health Questions that FITTER
THeres no such thing as a free
We are working to re-establish Record system. Pharmacists should ask include:
lunch, so the saying goes - but
supply as a matter of urgency, the How often are you changing
thats not currently the case in the
company said. your needle?
Pacific nation of Tonga. J&J pulls YouTube ads Do you know there are shorter
In a bid to battle the countrys Johnson & Johnson has needles now available that may
obesity problem, the government announced it will suspend all of its be more comfortable to use?
is delivering thousands of free New cancer drug nod digital advertising on YouTube, due When was the last time you
baby chickens and ducks to The US Food and Drug to concerns that its products may saw a credentialled diabetes
communities, in the hope it will Administration FDA today granted be appearing alongside offensive educator?
encourage citizens to reduce accelerated approval to Bavencio content on the Google-owned How often do you experience
consumption of imported meat. (avelumab) for the treatment of video sharing platform. pain, bruising or bleeding
At least 10,000 chicks and adults and pediatric patients 12 Google has promised to overhaul when injecting your insulin or
ducklings have been sent to years and older with metastatic its systems, with the issue arising injectable medication?
villages across the archipelago, Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). after claims that advertising from a
where 33% of the population The FITTER recommendations,
This is the first FDA-approved range of companies is appearing on
have type 2 diabetes. including the Golden Rules of
treatment for metastatic MCC, a channels carrying homophobic or
The whole thing is trying Injection Technique, can be
rare, aggressive form of skin cancer, anti-Semitic content.
to reduce the imports of fatty accessed HERE.
and extends to patients who have The controversy has also seen
chicken, said agriculture ministry not received prior chemotherapy. GlaxoSmithKline, Marks & Spencer, *FITTER stands for the Forum
spokesman Viliami Taufa. for Injection Technique & Therapy
Bavencio appears to work by Verizon, AT&T, HSBC and the UK Expert Recommendations and is an
Other recent initiatives include a helping the bodys immune system government announce they will no international program sponsored by
discount on fresh fish and higher attack cancer cells by blocking their longer promote their products via BD.
taxes on tobacco and turkey. interaction with specific proteins. YouTube advertising.

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