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Tuesday 21 Aug 2018 Pharmacy Daily Tuesday 21st August 2018 t 1300 799 220 w www.pharmacydaily.com.au page 1 Today’s issue of PD Pharmacy Daily today has two pages of news plus a full page from Pharmacy 4 Less. The future of integrated pharmacy management Clinical Fred NXT Retail Dispensary View our extensive range of accredited CPD activities TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO COMPLETE YOUR CPD PLAN PSA supports RTPM THE Pharmaceucal Society of Australia (PSA) has backed the NSW Labor Party’s promise of a real me prescripon monitoring (RTPM) system for the state (PD yesterday). PSA NSW president, Professor Peter Carroll, who was present at the announcement, said the PSA “fully supports the announcement by NSW Labor that if elected to Government they will introduce a Real Time Prescripon Monitoring System into NSW. “Deaths from prescripon opioids connue to rise, and PSA has been advocang with the NSW Government to introduce a Real Time Prescripon Monitoring System to prevent these deaths, along with a number of coroners’ reports indicang that such a system is needed”. Carroll decried recent statements by the NSW chief pharmacist who warned an RTPM was “years away,” with the PSA president saying such a system could prevent deaths from drug misuse. Cannabis for epilepsy WITH mulple anecdotal reports registering mixed results when treang certain types of epilepsy in children with medicinal cannabis, researchers from Sydney Children’s Hospital and the University of New South Wales have wrien a summary of the state of play in the latest edion of the MJA. Authors referenced the supposed mode of acon as having “a role in modulaon of synapc transmission” but noted that the evidence although growing, was limited at this stage. The issues of access and cost are addressed along with their recommendaon for further clinical trials to “clearly define efficacy and safety, parcularly long term”. Visit mja.com.au for access. $172m mishap cost ADVERSE medicaon events in hospitals currently cost the health system more than $170 million annually, according to a new analysis released by the Graan Instute. The thinktank’s head of health policy, Stephen Ducke, spoke about hospital safety in a presentaon yesterday, idenfying a host of reforms to improve both paent care and boom lines. Other hospital-acquired issues highlighted include post-procedural complicaons ($451m), accidental injuries ($155m), cardiovascular complicaons ($490m), skin condions ($293m) and “specific infecons” which are esmated to cost $948m annually. Ducke parcularly urged changes to the way hospital accreditaon is granted “because the current system does not improve paent outcomes, provides no incenves to hospitals and doctors for excellent safety performance, and accreditaon reports are kept secret”. Qld pharmacy hearings YESTERDAY’S public hearings in the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry heard a wide range of evidence, with witnesses including TerryWhite Chemmart ceo Anthony White, Damien Gance from Chemist Warehouse and Producvity Commisssioner Stephen King, who chaired last year’s federal Review of Pharmacy Regulaon. A key theme was the current under-ulisaon of pharmacists in Australia, with White saying community pharmacists have the potenal to perform a much broader role within their exisng competencies. The TWC chief parcularly highlighted pharmacist vaccinaon as an example of services expanding within exisng scope, parcularly if the Naonal Immunisaon Program was expanded to include community pharmacy in all states. Chemist Warehouse’s Gance spoke about pharmacy ownership rules, saying they have “no place in modern Australia,” comparing pharmacy with medical pracces where “provision of care by a medical praconer is enrely unrelated to the ownership”. Pharmacy ownership was also a hot topic with King, who said ownership rules, while good in theory, were “not working in pracce” with a significant number of pharmacy owners who are “best categorised as absentee landlords”. King was also pro an expanded scope of pracce for pharmacists, nong that last year’s review had recommended remuneraon for services such as vaccinaons. Further hearings will take place in Brisbane, Cairns, Toowoomba and Townsville in the next few weeks. bod exec director ASX-LISTED natural health products (including cannabis) company bod Australia has appointed Stephen Thompson to its Board of Directors. Thompson brings 20 years of experience in senior execuve roles, including experience in scaling growth firms, bod said. He is currently chief adviser to Bre Blundy, with former senior roles at Coca-Cola Amal, Toll Holdings and Tabcorp.
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Tuesday 21 Aug 2018
Pharmacy Daily Tuesday 21st August 2018 t 1300 799 220 w www.pharmacydaily.com.au page 1
Today’s issue of PDPharmacy Daily today has
two pages of news plus a full page from Pharmacy 4 Less.
The future of integrated pharmacy management
Clinical
Fred NXT
RetailDispensary
View our extensiverange of accreditedCPD activities
TIME IS RUNNINGOUT TO COMPLETEYOURCPD PLAN
PSA supports RTPMTHE Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia (PSA) has backed the NSW Labor Party’s promise of a real time prescription monitoring (RTPM) system for the state (PD yesterday).
PSA NSW president, Professor Peter Carroll, who was present at the announcement, said the PSA “fully supports the announcement by NSW Labor that if elected to Government they will introduce a Real Time Prescription Monitoring System into NSW.
“Deaths from prescription opioids continue to rise, and PSA has been advocating with the NSW Government to introduce a Real Time Prescription Monitoring System to prevent these deaths, along with a number of coroners’ reports indicating that such a system is needed”.
Carroll decried recent statements by the NSW chief pharmacist who warned an RTPM was “years away,” with the PSA president saying such a system could prevent deaths from drug misuse.
Cannabis for epilepsyWITH multiple anecdotal reports
registering mixed results when treating certain types of epilepsy in children with medicinal cannabis, researchers from Sydney Children’s Hospital and the University of New South Wales have written a summary of the state of play in the latest edition of the MJA.
Authors referenced the supposed mode of action as having “a role in modulation of synaptic transmission” but noted that the evidence although growing, was limited at this stage.
The issues of access and cost are addressed along with their recommendation for further clinical trials to “clearly define efficacy and safety, particularly long term”.
Visit mja.com.au for access.
$172m mishap costADVERSE medication events in
hospitals currently cost the health system more than $170 million annually, according to a new analysis released by the Grattan Institute.
The thinktank’s head of health policy, Stephen Duckett, spoke about hospital safety in a presentation yesterday, identifying a host of reforms to improve both patient care and bottom lines.
Other hospital-acquired issues highlighted include post-procedural complications ($451m), accidental injuries ($155m), cardiovascular complications ($490m), skin conditions ($293m) and “specific infections” which are estimated to cost $948m annually.
Duckett particularly urged changes to the way hospital accreditation is granted “because the current system does not improve patient outcomes, provides no incentives to hospitals and doctors for excellent safety performance, and accreditation reports are kept secret”.
Qld pharmacy hearingsYESTERDAY’S public hearings
in the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry heard a wide range of evidence, with witnesses including TerryWhite Chemmart ceo Anthony White, Damien Gance from Chemist Warehouse and Productivity Commisssioner Stephen King, who chaired last year’s federal Review of Pharmacy Regulation.
A key theme was the current under-utilisation of pharmacists in Australia, with White saying community pharmacists have the potential to perform a much broader role within their existing competencies.
The TWC chief particularly highlighted pharmacist vaccination as an example of services expanding within existing scope, particularly if the National Immunisation Program was expanded to include community pharmacy in all states.
Chemist Warehouse’s Gance spoke about pharmacy ownership rules, saying they have “no place in modern Australia,” comparing pharmacy with medical practices where “provision of care by a medical practitioner is entirely unrelated to the ownership”.
Pharmacy ownership was also a hot topic with King, who said ownership rules, while good in theory, were “not working in practice” with a significant number of pharmacy owners who are “best categorised as absentee landlords”.
King was also pro an expanded scope of practice for pharmacists, noting that last year’s review had recommended remuneration for services such as vaccinations.
Further hearings will take place in Brisbane, Cairns, Toowoomba and Townsville in the next few weeks.
bod exec directorASX-LISTED natural health
products (including cannabis) company bod Australia has appointed Stephen Thompson to its Board of Directors.
Thompson brings 20 years of experience in senior executive roles, including experience in scaling growth firms, bod said.
He is currently chief adviser to Brett Blundy, with former senior roles at Coca-Cola Amatil, Toll Holdings and Tabcorp.
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2018 National Student Business Plan Competition
THREE finalist teams have been announced in the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s 2018 National Student Business Plan Competition.They are:
• TASASSIST Pharmacy, University of Technology Sydney• Endo Program Pharmacy, University of Otago• Cloud Nine Pharmacy , University of Sydney
The competition promotes entrepreneurship among students preparing for community pharmacy career. The three finalists, from an original field of 16, will present their investor pitch at Pharmacy Connect on Saturday 08 September. The competition is a Pharmacy Guild of Australia initiative sponsored by Sanofi Consumer Healthcare (principal sponsor), EBOS (major sponsor), Gold Cross Products and Services and Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) (foundation sponsors).
Guild Update
THERE was an unusual medical emergency in Northern Ireland last weekend, with a teenage boy admitted to hospital after being struck by a falling sheep.
The youth was hiking with friends in the Mourne Mountains when the beast fell from a cliff above him, with 17 members of the local rescue team responding to a call for assistance.
He was treated for potential injuries to his head, neck, back, abdomen and leg before being evacuated by stretcher to Ulster Hospital, according to an online update from the rescuers.
The teenager was later discharged, while the sheep was also not seriously harmed and “left the scene unaided”.
A Facebook post about the incident (pictured below) has led to a number of fairly predictable puns, with a selection below:- How’s the casualty? Hope he’s
not feeling baaad any more- You must be baarrmmy to walk
up there!- Well done ewe lot!- Sheep happens- Accidents wool happen!- Hope he isn’t too baaaaadly
hurt!!- Makes a change from raining
cats and dogs- Mutton been looking where he
was going; and of course:- Ewe’ve got to be kidding!
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SafeScript training urgedPHARMACISTS in
Victoria are being invited to complete a series of new online training modules covering the SafeScript real-time prescription monitoring system which is set to begin rolling out by early Oct this year.
The initial focus is on the Western Victoria Primary Health Network area, where prescribers and pharmacists have already been emailed a link and instructions on how to register for SafeScript.
NPS MedicineWise has collaborated in the development of the training, which attracts CPD points and covers the safe supply of high-risk medicines, using respectful communication to discuss medicine dependence, and
how to use SafeScript.Three 60-minute
modules are now available, with a fourth
one detailing more information on SafeScript set to go live on 07 Sep.
All health professionals across Victoria can access the training, and there will also be face-to-face updates in 12 locations across the Western Victoria PHN.
When it launches, the SafeScript software will “monitor prescription medicines that are causing the greatest harm to the Victorian community”, including all S8 medicines and some S4 drugs such as all benzodiazepines, quetiapine, ‘Z-drugs’ and products containing codeine.
For more info and to register see vphna.org.au/safescript-hub/.
NIB bumper resultLISTED health fund NIB Holdings
has announced its full year underlying operating profit of $184.8 million for the 12 months to 30 Jun 2018, with the figure representing a 20.2% increase on the previous financial year.
Primary Health profit reboundLISTED medical centre and
pathology clinic operator Primary Health has reported $8.9m full year profit in contrast to its impairment-hit $517m loss in the prior year.
The company recorded revenue of $2.7m, up 4.9% and declared
a final dividend of 5.5 cents, fully franked.
Shares were in a trading halt Mon while the company completed a $250 million capital raising to fund new medical centre projects.
See the report at asx.com.au.
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