Just uncovered this video on YouTube highlighting how pharmacists can play a role in public health in the area of sexual health. The pharmacist can do a lot more of course. So just remember to ask your pharmacist about what helps are available locally. Check the NHS
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by Kazeem Olalekan Change management has been described as structured approach to shifting/transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from a current state to a desired future state (Wikipedia). UK Pharmacy PLC has undergone and is undergoing significant changes in the way it is configured. With change comes uncertainties
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Dronedarone (Multaq▼) is an antiarrhythmic agent indicated in adult, clinically stable patients with history of, or current, non-permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) to prevent recurrence of AF or to lower ventricular rate. Dronedarone is available as a 400 mg film-coated tablet and the recommended dose is 400 mg
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Action within 5 days Genus Pharmaceuticals Ltd is temporarily ceasing manufacture of the above product and recalling all remaining stock from pharmacy and wholesaler level. This is due to a small number of problems during implantation and the product is being withdrawn until the implantation system can
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by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS Dr Clare Gerada, the Royal College of General Practitioner’s chairman was quoted today as saying that consideration should be given to a law banning healthy people from receiving the flu vaccine. I caught an interview given by Dr Gerada on the Today programme.
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by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS This is a play on the word ‘fix’ to make a serious point in relation to Aspirin. Fix as defined by Dictionary.com (1) has 26 definition for the verb – ‘fix’, and 6 definition for noun ‘fix’. Four of these are listed below:
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The above song is what came to mind when I opened my Pharmaceutical Journal (PJ, 6th November 2010) only to see the advert by the University and College Union about the proposed plan to merge the School of Pharmacy, University of London with the University College London
Read more →by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS A news article on the BBC Today program (http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8971000/8971236.stm) came to my attention yesterday about Avandia. It left me concerned for my patients and disappointed in the regulatory framework and in particular at GSK’s response. The concern about Avandia is not new. In
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by Kazeem Olalekan There is something important called the general election happening right now. On May the 6th (3 days from today), the citizens of the United Kingdom will elect one MP for each of the 650 constituencies to the House of Commons(1). There has been a
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by Kazeem Olalekan With glowing hearts, United States of America bagged 9 Gold medals, 15 silver medals and 13 bronze medals in the recent winter Olympics in Vancouver. A total medal haul of 37, seven more than their closest rival, Germany. Great Britain, on the other hand,
Read more →The issue surrounding the suspended sentence handed out to our colleague, Elizabeth Lee, has exercise a lot of passion amongst practising pharmacists. It moved myself to write this article. The latest update in this sorry episode is the report by the coroner on the 4th of March
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Today bookapharmacist.com showcase how it is building effective professional pharmacist networks by interviewing Katerina Mesmer (author of “Complacency did not build the Tower of Babylon“), Hospital Pharmacist and Project Facilitator at Iforg Limited. The interview explores her role at the Local Pharmacy Forum and at bookapharmacist.com. Most
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by Kat Mesner Some of you may be aware of the Babylon Tower debacle. The story goes that at one point in the history the world had one common language as they all descended from one man. A part of the world’s people moved eastward and
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Gaviscon Advance Peppermint Flavour Oral suspension containing sodium alginate 500mg and potassium bicarbonate 100mg in 5ml PL 0063/0103 Batch Number Expiry Date Pack Size First Distributed 924471 1/08/2011 500 ml bottle 19/09/2009 925071 1/09/2011 500 ml bottle 19/09/2009 Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd are recalling the above
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A series of very useful information on how to prevent Hospital Associated Infection. Very relevant to the UK as well and chimes with the work done by Dr Kieran Hand at Southampton University Hospitals Trust.
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