How to Fix Taiwanese Medicine?
TaiwanIn recent years, the number of medical disputes has risen rapidly and the industry's regulatory body now reportedly handles an average of 430 cases every year. One prominent medical dispute in 1996 concluded with record compensation of NT$43…
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2012
SingaporeOn behalf of the PSS Council and Secretariat, we would like to wish all our members and loved ones a Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday and a very Prosperous New Year 2012. As Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall on Sunday, the following Monday…
Pharmacists Unfairly Blamed
MalaysiaWE read “Malacca Hospital gets more funds” (The Star, Dec 12) and “Hospitals in Malacca out of medicine” (The Star, Dec 7) with dismay. While the pharmacy profession was not named specifically in the articles, the comments unfairly…
Medicine Shortage due to Allocation Delay
MalaysiaCompiled by LIM WEY WEN, NG SI HOOI and A. RAMAN THE recent medicine shortage at the Malacca Hospital was due to a delay in the Health Ministry's allocation for the purchase of new supply, Kosmo! reported. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali…
Hospitals in Malacca Out of Medicine
MalaysiaMALACCA: The state government has promised fresh supply of medicine at public hospitals following a shortage which caused misery to patients for nearly a month. State Health, Project Rehabilitation, Suburban Development and NGO committee chairman…
Rising Costs: Even the Rich Go to Govt Health Centres
MalaysiaI REFER to the letter "Health should not be only about wealth" (NST, Nov 11). Though enlightening, the reality is far more complex. The suggestion to keep costs minimal and manageable is a daunting task as there are many players involved…
7th National Pharmacy R&D Conference 2012:Pharmacy Research: New Frontiers Towards The Nations Needs
MalaysiaTentative Date: Jun 2012 Venue: TBA Conference Programme: Plenary sessions, oral and poster presentations on the following areas: Safety, efficacy and quality Pharmacy Practice Clinical Pharmacy Pharmacoeconomics…
PGA Newsletter – Vol.1 No.30 November 2011
AustraliaAPLF names new chair The Australian Pharmacy Liaison Forum (APLF) is an independent coalition of representatives from ten peak national pharmacy organisations who work together on common issues of national importance to the pharmacy profession…
PGA Newsletter – Vol.1 No.31 November 2011
AustraliaDoctors and pharmacists want improved drug interaction alerts A National Prescribing Service (NPS) survey has identified a number of improvements for drug interaction alerts in prescribing and dispensing software to better meet the information…
Health Portfolio – Ministerial Change
Australia12 December 2011 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia welcomes the appointment of Tanya Plibersek to the crucial portfolio of Health. Minister Plibersek has been a strong performer for the Government, and now rises to the challenge of progressing…