PERSIDANGAN PEN.PEGAWAI FARMASI 2008

Persidangan Pen.Pegawai Farmasi 2008 di Marina Cove Resort, Lumut telah dijalankan dengan jayanya dan mendapat sambutan baik dari semua peserta-peserta dan penceramah-penceramah.

Tajuk-tajuk yang di persembahkan ialah : 1. Prepairing & Enhanced Quality Service oleh Timb.Pengarah Kesihatan Negeri(F) Tn.Hj.Ruhaiyem b Yahaya, 2. Pembangunan Kesihatan Primer dan Halatuju PPF oleh Pn.Sahidah Said (Ketua Pen.Pengarah Bhg.Pembg.Kesihatan Keluarga, Caw.Primer), 3. Update Profesion PPF oleh En.Muhammad b Awang (Ketua Pen.Pegawai Farmasi U40 KKM), 4. Occupational Safety in Pharmacy oleh Tn.Hj.Harun b Husin (Ketua PPF U36 JKWPKL), 5. Teknik Aseptik oleh Pn.Akmalyatun Kamal (Peg.Farmasi U44 Hosp.Ipoh), 6. Perolehan & Pengurusan Stor oleh Pn.Norul Adlin (Peg.Farmasi U41 Hosp.Seberang Jaya), 7. Pengujian Produk Farmaseutikal, Pengawalan Ubat Pasaran, ADR & Product Recall oleh En.Tan Ann Ling (Peg.Farmasi U52 Biro Farmaseutikal Kebangsaan).

Kehadiran peserta adalah seramai 40 orang. Satu kerja kumpulan juga dijalankan iaitu Expanded & Extended Role. Peserta di pecahkan kepada 4 kumpulan dan brainstorming session dijalankan. Tiap kumpulan menyediakan kertas kerja untuk 2 cadangan Expanded Role dan Extended Role. Pada ke esokkan harinya pembentangan dilakukan dihadapan Panel iaitu TPKN(F) Tn.Hj.Ruhaiyem, KPP Pn.Sahidah Said dan En.Muhammad b Awang, PPF U40.

Komen yang diberikan sangat memberansangkan oleh para panel dan TPKN(F) memberi beberapa cadangan yang membina serta sokongan baik kepada pembangunan profesion PPF!
KPP Pn.Sahidah juga menerangkan akan membawa usul yang dibentangkan kepada Mesyuarat bersama Pegawai Farmasi Kesihatan pada 8 November 2008 ini di Port Dickson.
Syabas di ucapkan kepada semua peserta diatas kesungguhan menyediakan kertas kerja dan pembentangan !

Di bawah adalah sebahagian gambar-gambar Persidangan PPF.

DOCTOR Vs PHARMACIST - Separation of Prescribing from Dispensing

THIS ARTICLE MENTIONS ABOUT OUR PRACTICE SYSTEM IN MALAYSIA. READ THROUGH...
(USA ARTICLE)
Separation of prescribing from dispensing

In most jurisdictions (such as the United States), pharmacists are regulated separately from physicians. Specifically, the legislation stipulates that the practice of prescribing must be separate from the practice of dispensing. [citation needed] These jurisdictions also usually specify that only pharmacists may supply scheduled pharmaceuticals to the public, and that pharmacists cannot form business partnerships with physicians or give them “kickback” payments. However, the American Medical Association (AMA) Code of Ethics provides that physicians may dispense drugs within their office practices as long as there is no patient exploitation and patients have the right to a written prescription that can be filled elsewhere. 7 to 10 percent of American physician practices reportedly dispense drugs on their own.

In other jurisdictions (particularly in Asian countries such as China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore), doctors are allowed to dispense drugs themselves and the practice of pharmacy is sometimes integrated with that of the physician, particularly in traditional Chinese medicine.

In Canada it is common for a medical clinic and a pharmacy to be located together and for the ownership in both enterprises to be common, but licensed separately.

The reason for the majority rule is the high risk of a conflict of interest. Otherwise, the physician has a financial self-interest in “diagnosing” as many conditions as possible, and in exaggerating their seriousness, because he or she can then sell more medications to the patient. Such self-interest directly conflicts with the patient’s interest in obtaining cost-effective medication and avoiding the unnecessary use of medication that may have side-effects. This system reflects much similarity to the checks and balances system of the U.S. and many other governments.

A campaign for separation has begun in many countries and has already been successful (like in Korea). As many of the remaining nations move towards separation, resistance and lobbying from dispensing doctors who have pecuniary interests may prove a major stumbling block (e.g. in Malaysia).

The future of pharmacy

In the coming decades, pharmacists are expected to become more integral within the health care system. Rather than simply dispensing medication, pharmacists will be paid for their patient care skills.

This paradigm shift has already commenced in some countries; for instance, pharmacists in Australia receive remuneration from the Australian Government for conducting comprehensive Home Medicines Reviews. In the United Kingdom, pharmacists (and nurses) who undertake additional training are obtaining prescribing rights. They are also being paid for by the government for medicine use reviews. In the United States, the Clinical pharmacy movement has had an evolving influence on the practice of pharmacy. Moreover, the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree is now required before entering practice and many pharmacists now complete one or two years of residency training following graduation. In addition, consultant pharmacists, who traditionally operated primarily in nursing homes are now expanding into direct consultation with patients, under the banner of “senior care pharmacy.”

LIST OF TOP 50 BLOGS ABOUT PHARMACY RELATED INFORMATIONS

Dear Pharmacy Friends,
This is the Top 50 Pharmacy Blogs taken from Nursing Guide Web Site. Feel free to surf and get the informations.
It is intended to let people know where they can go on the web to read daily posts about various topics having to do with prescription drugs and medications.

This list of 50 blogs is broken down into the following categories:

* Pharmacy Opinion Blogs

* Pharmacy News and Informational Blogs

* Professional Development Blogs

* Pharmacology Blogs

* Pharmaceutical Blogs

Each of the 50 blogs in the "Top 50 Pharmacist Blogs" article has a link for easy access. I encourage you to take advantage of this convenient "tour" around the so-called Pharma blogosphere to see what else is out there for you.

- http://www.nursingdegreeguide.org/2008/top-50-pharmacist-blogs/

PFIZER SETTLES CELEBREX DRUG INJURY CASE

Pfizer Settles Most Bextra And Celebrex Drug Injury Cases

Company Will Pay $745 Million In Settlements To Conclude 90% Of These Lawsuits

(Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)

An October 17, 2008 Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article, "Pfizer to Settle Celebrex and Bextra Suits", broke the news and provided the details:

Pfizer Inc. has agreed in principle to pay $894 million to settle litigation related to its painkillers Celebrex and Bextra.

The bulk of the settlement, $745 million, will resolve 90% of the known personal injury suits that allege the painkillers caused heart attacks and strokes, according to Pfizer, which will take a third-quarter pre-tax charge to earnings of $894 million, a statement provided by the company said.

Attorneys General in 33 states and the District of Columbia, who have filed suits relating to Pfizer's promotion of Bextra, will receive $60 million of the settlement; the remainder, $89 million, will resolve class actions alleging fraud in connection with the promotion of Celebrex and Bextra.

The settlement does not cover securities fraud litigation that has been filed in connection with Celebrex and Bextra.

Pfizer's Celebrex is the last among a group of painkillers called Cox-2 inhibitors that is still sold in the U.S. From the October 17 WSJ article:

"Pfizer stands by the safety and efficacy profile of Celebrex," said Joe Feczko, Pfizer's chief medical officer.

Bextra was recalled in April 2005 by the FDA and Pfizer. At the time, the FDA said it was the increased risk of serious skin reactions that was the reason for Bextra being pulled off the market.

Vioxx was recalled in September 2004 by the FDA and Merck due to cardiovascular side effects. In late 2007 Merck agreed to pay $4.85 billion in a so-called "global settlement" of all personal injury and wrongful death cases involving Vioxx use in the U.S.
- WALL STREET JOURNAL, DRUG INJURY WATCH.COM

MAJLIS KONVOKESYEN KSKB KALI KE-4, PADA 18 OKT 2008 DI PICC, PUTRAJAYA

Dibawah adalah gambar-gambar yang diambil semasa saya, Hj.Harun dan En.Nazri Mohd Esa menerima jemputan menghadiri majlis konvokesyen KSKB kali ke-4. Turut sama hadir ialah YDP PPFM Tn.Hj.Kamaruddin dan Mdm Puspa (Koordinator Prog.Farmasi,PNC International College, Nilai)
MAAF KERANA GAMBAR KURANG JELAS.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW PHARMACY DIRECTOR

WE ARE MOST WELCOME OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF PHARMACY SERVICES DIVISION, MINISTRY OF HEALTH MALAYSIA , YG. BERBAHAGIA PUAN EISAH BT A.RAHMAN.

MAY OUR DIVISION WILL PROGRESS BETTER AND BETTER WITH POSITIVE INTERACTIONS AND HARMONIOUS AMONG ALL CATEGORY STAFF UNDER PHARMACY SERVICES DIVISION OF MALAYSIA.