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Vit D supps urgedSUPPLEMENT rather than test is

he message GPs are ge ng from aecent ar cle published in the MJAncouraging a proac ve vitamin

D supplementa on program fora ents perceived to be at risk.Australian Na onal University’s

College of Medicine epidemiologistProfessor Robyn Lucas said, “Theobvious ques on is], if you know

your pa ent is at risk — sits inn o ce all day, or has other riskactors — why test them? Why notust supplement them?”

Lucas was commen ng on ahort report by Dr Steven Boyagesrom the Western Sydney Local

Health District published in theMJA quan fying the dollar savingst $42m due to reduced tes ng for

vitamin D de ciency.CLICK HERE for the report.

TGA conference datesTHE Therapeu c Goods

Administra on (TGA) has detailedhe conferences at which it will bepar cipant or presenter in annline calendar of events.The portal clari es for whom

he courses are relevant, a courseverview, entry criteria for eachvent and registra on informa onncluding fees - CLICK HERE .

APC goes digitalEFFECTIVE 01 Feb the Australian

Pharmacy Council said it willno longer accept paper-basedapplica ons for Skills Assessment.

Assessment applica ons must usethe online system, rst ensuringeligibility in the online eligibilitycheck, then going to the onlineportal to upload documents andpay directly.

CLICK HERE for the online portal.

GSK Boostrix supplyRESEARCH-BASED

pharmaceu cal giantGlaxoSmithKline(GSK) has con rmedit will priori sewhooping cough vaccine availabilityfor those most at risk of the diseaseand will ensure uninterruptedsupply of Boostrix to all AustralianState, Territory and FederalGovernment vaccina on programswhere Boostrix is the vaccine ofchoice.

Boostrix is a combined diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis(whooping cough) (dTpa) vaccine.

For more informa on, thecompany has a med info line on1800 033 109.

Indigenous drug risksTHE Medical Journal of Australia

has released an ar cle highligh ngconcerns about therapeu c drugsafety for Indigenous Australians.

It notes that drug developmentprograms o en don’t includeIndigenous Australians and fewrandomised control trials havebeen performed in this popula on.

“A en on is given to repor ngthe safety of medica ons in olderpeople and paediatric popula ons,and in pregnant and breas eedingwomen. However, in Australia,there are no speci c repor ngrequirements for ethnic groups,including Aboriginals and TorresStrait Islanders,” says the ar cle.

It concludes that the lack of arobust evidence base means “thepoten al for harm is real.”

Panadol Osteo patient pushCHRONIC pain pa ent group

Painaustralia has wri en to healthminister Sussan Ley urging her toreconsider the removal of PanadolOsteo from the Pharmaceu calBene ts Scheme.

The controversial move hasbeen widely cri cised, with thePharmacy Guild last week ( PD 12Jan) claiming the delis ng was amistake because the normal PBSprescrip on for the analgesic istwo packs per month, whereas the

decision was based on the price ofa single pack.

In this latest developmentPainaustralia ceo Lesley Brydoncites concerns that pa ents mightseek alterna ve PBS-subsidisedtherapies with poorer safetypro les than Panadol Osteo, suchas NSAIDs or opioids.

“Such a move by pa ents wouldclearly add to the complexityof their condi on and negateany poten al cost savings togovernment and the consumer,”Brydon said.

“Painaustralia is also concernedabout the increased costs forpa ents arising from the delis ngof Panadol Osteo, which is currentlythe recommended rst linetreatment for people su ering pain

secondary to osteo-arthri s.”Prior to the delis ng concessional

pa ents paid $7.52 per month fortwo packs of Panadol Osteo, butsince 01 Jan the price has nowincreased to $14 monthly and ontop of this the purchases no longercontribute to the pa ent’s SafetyNet “and that means an added

nancial burden.“We can expect even higher

prices in the near future as a resultof the forecast price increase by

the medicine’s manufacturer,” thePainaustralia chief added.

Brydon said her organisa on isbacking recommenda ons by othergroups such as Arthri s Australiaand the Australian RheumatologyAssocia on that the delis ng ofPanadol Osteo be reconsidered,pending a “formal review ofthe clinical prac ce guidelinesfor its use in osteoarthri s andconsidera on given to how othere ec ve management strategiescan be adopted”.

PBS educationTHE federal department of

Human Services has launchedonline educa on resources whichallow health professionals torefresh their knowledge of the

Pharmaceu cal Bene ts Scheme.The interac ve eLearning

programs provide “accurate and up-to-date informa on on key issues”including prescribing, dispensingand claiming requirements, withthe resources available to newlyregistered and experiencedpharmacists.

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Digest confrmscommunity pharmaciesunder pressure

THE release of the 2015 GuildDigest has con rmed the toughtrading conditions being facedby Australia’s 5,500 communitypharmacies.

The 2015 Digest, the 43rdedition, presents a snapshot ofpharmacy operations in Australiafor the nancial year 2013-2014, based on a sample of 436pharmacies.

There have been signi cantchanges in the operatinglandscape of pharmacies overthe past 10 years due to growingregulatory and competitivepressure, including major reformsof the Pharmaceutical Bene tsScheme. The Digest con rms asubstantial reduction in revenuesince 2010 linked to the PBSreforms.

Compared with the previousyear, 2013-2014 results show adownward trend in overall sales by1.79 per cent, with gross margindown by 0.9 per cent.

The Digest also reveals thataround 16 per cent of pharmaciesare located in rural areas, andthere was one pharmacy for every4,305 Australians in 2014.

On average, each communitypharmacy is open 62.7 hours aweek, and is open for an averageof 10 hours a day during the week.

Members can log into the Guildwebsite to read the 2015 GuildDigest under the Business Support

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DRUG tra ckers need to becrea ve these days and as weknow, boogie board covers justaren’t inconspicuous enough toget marijuana over interna onalboarders anymore.

Enter carrots. These drugsmugglers thought outside thebox, a emp ng to hide morethan 1,100 kilograms of marijuanainside a c ous carrot shipmentfrom Mexico to the US.

The orange packages stu edwith weed and wrapped toresemble large carrots werehidden in bags of actual carrots bythe criminals.

It might have looked innocentenough, but the sni er dogscouldn’t be fooled during a searchnear the US border with Mexico insoutheastern Texas.

HAVE you ever done a spot ofonline shopping only to receivethe wrong package in the post?

Well, there’s a guy in Bristol whoknows a thing or two about that:He ordered a Kindle ebook readerand got send a pa ent’s tumour

sample instead.The package which ended

up on James Po en’s doorstepwas intended for the Royal FreeHospital in London.

James didn’t open the sealedbox which said “pa ent ssue”and FedEx has apologised andpicked up the tumour sample.He’s s ll wai ng on the Kindle.

“I don’t know where my Kindleis, but if it is at the Royal Free I’dbe happy to do an exchange,”James said.

Expired drug warningTHE FDA has issued a statement

eminding consumers not toxpired medica ons.They explain such drugs can be

ess e ec ve or even risky due to ahange in chemical composi on ordecrease in strength.

AstraZeneca buyASTRAZENECA overnight

announced an agreement forthe acquisi on of a 55% stakein Netherlands-founded biotechAcerta Pharma.

The US$4 billion deal includesan upfront payment $2.5 billionand a further $1.5 billion whenthe company’s cancer drugacalabru nib is approved in the US.

There is also an op on for AZto purchase the remaining 45%

of Acerta for US$3 billion, withAstraZeneca ceo Pascal Soriotsaying the deal is “consistent withour focus on long term growth andre ects the role targeted businessdevelopment plays in our businessmodel”.

Pharmacists key for kidneysPHARMACISTS who screenedat-risk pa ents for chronic kidneydisease (CKD) discovered previouslyunrecognised disease in more than15% of pa ents tested, according toa study published this month in theCanadian Pharmacists Journal .

The research is claimed to beone of the rst studies to provide“concrete evidence of the bene tsof allowing community pharmaciststo order laboratory tests and seepa ents’ test results,” according toauthor Yazid Al Hamarneh.

720 pa ents were enrolledin the study, which tested anonline decision-making toolcalled the “CKD Pathway” tohelp primary care providers todecide which pa ents to test andgive appropriate lifestyle advice,medica on or referral.

55 community pharmacies acrossthe province of Alberta took partin the project, iden fying pa entsat risk of CKD based on recentprescrip ons and lab test results.

Those with high risk factors weresent for blood and urine tests forkidney func on, unless they hadbeen tested in the previous year.

Of the 720 pa ents screened, 39%had CKD, and of those a whopping

40% had no record or knowledge ofa previous CKD diagnosis.

Pharmacists were able to play arole in the detec on because inAlberta they have been able toorder, interpret and view laboratorytests since 2012, with the CKDtrial said to have “importantimplica ons for chronic diseasepreven on and management”.

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