Pharmacy Daily For Tue 24 Feb 2015 - Draft Award 'Appropriateness', Gaps in AMS Pharmacists, SHPA HIV Workshops, Valeant Acquisition and Much More
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RGH E-Bulletin
This weeks edition of the
RGH Pharmacy E-Bulletin covers
aclidinium (Bretaris Genuair by
Menarini Australia), the most
recent addition to possible
treatments for airway disease.
Aclidinium was approved for PBS
subsidised supply in March 2014,
and is indicated as a long-term
maintenance bronchodilator for the
treatment of moderate to severe
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease in adult patients.
CLICK HERE for the E-Bulletin.
New varicose option
THe US Food and Drug
Administration has approved
the VenaSeal closure system to
permanently treat varicose veins of
the leg.
The system uses an adhesive
agent to seal the affected
superficial veins, and includes
a delivery system including a
catheter, guidewire, dispenser
gun, dispenser tips and syringes
along with the adhesive, which is
a specially formulated n-butyl-2cyanoacrylate.
The VenaSeal system is
manufactured by Covidien.
US pharmacist kills
would-be robber
A pharmacist working in West
Virginia in the USA has shot and
killed an armed robber from behind
the dispensary counter.
According to WCHS TV, the wouldbe thief entered the pharmacy and
pulled out a gun, waving it at staff
counting cash at a register.
No charges will be laid against
pharmacist Don Radcliff, who drew
his own weapon and shot the man
twice, and then walked out from
behind the counter and fired again.
The robber was taken to hospital
but died a short time later.
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Draft award appropriateness
The Shop Distributive and Allied
Employees Association (SDA) has
said it is greatly concerned about
the appropriateness of the Guilds
proposal to develop a plain English
draft of the Pharmacy Industry
Award (PD 30 Jan).
The Guild had told the Fair Work
Commission (FWC), as part of a
submission for the four yearly
review of modern awards, that it
had employed the Plain English
Drafting Association to produce a
plain English draft of the Award, to
be ready by March.
However, in its own submission
the SDA said the FWC had not
made any suggestions for an
alternative process to that provided
in the draft guide, nor did it suggest
parties should re-draft the Award.
It is therefore surprising that
the Guild has chosen to take it
upon themselves to redraft the
Heart Foundation:
invest in prevention
National Heart Foundation ceo
Mary Barry says the release of the
second Lancet series on obesity
is a reminder to government
that spending on health is an
investment, and the key is investing
in prevention.
The papers look at the obesity
epidemic and conclude changes
needed are likely to require
many sustained interventions at
several levels, but that national
governments should take the lead.
The Foundation urged the
reduction of excessive sugar, fat
and salt in processed food, as well
as opposing the marketing of junk
food to children and more.
Barry said the pandemic needed
to be reversed by changing
the societal approach to food,
beverages and physical activity.
Pharmacy Award, thereby ignoring
the statements, directions and
processes determined by the FWC
in this Review, the SDA said.
The SDA accused the Guild of
trying to circumvent the process of
the review by putting up a redraft
of the Award which did not meet
the determined timeline.
The SDA also opposed the use of
illustrative examples as suggested
by the Guild, as Awards were a legal
instrument; examples might be
more appropriate in an annotated
version of the Award, it said.
The SDA joins the Association of
Professional Engineers, Scientists
and Managers Australia in opposing
the plain English draft.
New Sanofi chief
Olivier Brandicourt has been
appointed as the new ceo of Sanofi,
joining the firm with 28 years of
global pharmaceutical experience.
Brandicourt was most recently
chairman of the board of
management of Bayer HealthCare
AG, and has also worked with Pfizer.
He takes up his new role 02 Apr.
Valeant acquisition
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
International has announced the
US$14.5 billion acquisition of
Salix Pharmaceuticals, which has
a portfolio of 22 gastrointestinal
products including Xifaxan, Uceris,
Relistor and Apriso.
Valeant said Salix was an ideal
strategic fit, with the GI market
having attractive fundamentals and
the Salix range complemented by a
promising near-term pipeline.
The combined companies are
estimated to yield more than $500
million in annual cost savings, from
reductions in corporate overhead
and R&D rationalisation.
HIV workshops
The Society of Hospital
Pharmacists of Australia has
announced a new Introduction to
HIV workshop to help community
pharmacists prepare to dispense
HIV antiretrovirals.
Until now people living with HIV
have had to get their medicines
from a hospital, with changes to
the supply of HIV antiretrovirals
announced last year becoming
effective 01 Jul this year, meaning
they will become available through
community pharmacy.
The workshop, developed
by SHPAs Infectious Diseases
Committee of Specialty Practice,
HIV Special Interest Group, includes
lectures, group discussions and
case studies, with the aim of
helping community pharmacists
support new and existing
customers who have HIV.
As well as the management of HIV
medicines, interactions, adverse
events, adherence and counselling,
topics also include the social,
personal and emotional aspects of
the condition.
Accredited for five Group-1 and
two Group-2 CPD credits, the
workshops will take place 09 May
in Melbourne, 23 May in Brisbane
and 30 May in Sydney - for details
see www.shpa.org.au.
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runny noses and coughs, and reduce the days
away from childcare and school.
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SHPA Fellowship
The Society of Hospital
Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA)
is inviting interested pharmacist
members to apply to become a
Fellow of the organisation.
Prospective applicants should
have been an SHPA member for at
least five years and demonstrated a
high level of postgraduate academic
achievement relevant to hospital
pharmacy practice.
CLICK HERE for details.
Guild Update
APP 2015
AMONG the attractions at
APP 2015 next month will be a
wealth of international speakers
and pharmacy organisation
representatives.
The Friday morning panel will
focus on the theme: Pharmacy
Professional Programs - worlds
best practice. The Panel,
including international guests
from the USA, New Zealand and
Portugal, will discuss pharmacy
professional services across
the world and how Australia
can embrace best practice
in providing solutions to the
community. The panel on Friday
March 13 will also feature two
young female pharmacy owners,
the president of NAPSA, and the
National president of the Guild,
George Tambassis. One of the
key questions to the international
guests will be: What can Australia
learn from the expansion of
professional services in your
country? What should we avoid?
Another challenging question
will be: Who should pay for
expanded professional services
government, consumer, health
insurance funds?
Were looking forward to seeing
everyone at Australias premier
pharmacy event on the Gold
Coast next month.
For details call us today 1300 799 220
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Gaps in AMS pharmacists
Despite the serious threat posed
to global health by antimicrobial
resistance, paediatric hospitals
in Australia and NZ are lacking
education and personnel to tackle
the issue, according to a Medical
Journal of Australia paper.
The study undertaken by
Penelope Bryant on behalf of
the Australasian Stewardship
of Antimicrobials in Paediatrics
group aimed to identify current
antimicrobial stewardship (AMS)
resources and activities for children
in hospitals in Australia.
14 hospitals were surveyed, with
paediatric bed numbers ranging
from 40 to 400.
Of those seven had a dedicated
AMS team or AMS team with a
paediatric representative, and 11
had an AMS pharmacist position.
However only four had committed
FDA guidance
The US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has issued
five draft guidance documents to
pharmacies and others seeking to
compound or repackage drugs.
CLICK HERE to read more.
ongoing funding for a permanent
paediatric AMS pharmacist.
All hospitals had antimicrobial
prescribing guidelines, but most did
not have guidelines for antifungal
prophylaxis, surgical prophylaxis,
neonatology or intensive care.
The commonest perceived
barriers to successful AMS were
lack of education (in 11 hospitals),
and lack of dedicated pharmacy
(eight) and medical (seven) staff.
All hospitals had restricted
antimicrobials, but only four had an
electronic approval system.
15 minute Ebola test
The World Health Organization
(WHO) has approved the ReEBOV
Antigen Rapid Test Kit (Corgenix,
USA), an Ebola test that can be
completed in 15 minutes without
electricity, making it suitable for
mobile or outpost medical centres.
WHO says that the test is able
to correctly identify about 92% of
Ebola infected patients and 85% of
those not infected with the virus,
but is rapid compared to the 12 to
24 hour turnaround of other tests.
CLICK HERE for the WHO release.
The average Australian diet provides us with approximately 10mg of iron per
day. What is the recommended daily intake for a woman?
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WOuld you like some flies with
that?
The UKs first insect restaurant
will open shortly, with the
aptly-titled Grub Kitchen to offer
a range of dishes made from
grasshoppers and worms.
Apparently very nutritious, the
cuisine to be served by the eatery
in Pembrokeshire, South Wales,
is the brainchild of head chef
Andrew Holcroft.
We want to pioneer the
movement to normalise the
eating of bugs on a day-to-day
basis, he told UK restaurant
magazine The Caterer.
We are treating them as a
normal food item, incorporating
insect protein as an ingredient,
but also using normal flavours we
are familiar with, he said.
Holcroft said he does not believe
humans will ever stop eating meat
- that goes against biology - so
the menu of bug burgers will also
offer more conventional dishes
such as lamb kebabs.
Skiing can be a dangerous
pastime - but it can be more risky
off the slopes than on, according
to a new survey of British skiers
hurt while on snow holidays.
More than half of those polled
said that their injuries occurred
when they werent actually skiing.
The most common incidents
involved slipping on icy streets,
while others tripped or otherwise
hurt themselves while ensconced
in their chalet accommodation.
Some hurt themselves playing in
the snow, and 20% confessed to
being injured going uphill on a ski
lift rather than speeding down.
Of those hurt while actually
skiing, 27% said it happened
because they were going too fast,
while 37% said it was someone
elses fault, or caused by another
skier crashing into them.
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