Effective from 1st March 2017, the prescription levy for over 70s and their dependents is being reduced from €2.50 to €2.00, with the monthly cap coming down to €20 from €25.
DELISTING ALERT
Notice of a Decision under Section 18 – 19 and Section 21 of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013
Have you heard of Health & Wellness Coaching or Medical Coaching, but not quite sure what they are?
Or perhaps you are already a health and wellness coaching practitioner or trainer.
Either way, now is your perfect chance to inform the conversation and get informed!
The International Coaching Federation (ICF) is a global professional membership body for coaches.
Coaching within the healthcare context is growing as patients and healthcare providers struggle to manage health related challenges.
PharmaConex is growing its Continual Professional Development portfolio. They have partnered with key suppliers and industry experts to bring you ‘3rd Thursday’ Training Days’, FREE of charge.
IPU have just launched their new locum service called IPU Pharmact Link. You can login with your IPU email address and password that was sent to you last week to create a locum profile and search for locum jobs.
If you have lost your details you can email [email protected] or [email protected] or call (01) 4936401.
Please see attached recall letters and fax-back form, relating to a patient level recall of seven batches of Viridal Duo, PA 891/15/1 and PA 891/15/3. The batches include authorised product and exempt supply. Please also see attached Dear Doctor letter. Pharmacies which have received affected product in the relevant time period will receive a hard copy letter in the post. Please read the instructions carefully, to perform the requisite actions.
Recall letters:
Here's a very interesting report from Canada's CBC TV programme, showing that we seem to be facing very similar challenges in Ireland as our North American colleagues do in Canada.
We all received the PSI newsletter this morning and with it a shocking case of poor professional practice.
"Ambitious legislation in the Illinois House would restrict the hours pharmacists can work each day, limit the number of prescriptions they can fill each hour, require break time during their shifts and provide whistleblower protection if they expose safety problems."
"The measure represents one of the nation's most aggressive responses to concerns from pharmacists that growing pressure to work faster increases prescription drug errors."
