2012 PPhA National Convention Puts Quality and Safety of Medicines in Focus

The Philippine Pharmacists Association (PPhA), the only accredited professional organization of pharmacists in the Philippines had successfully held its National Convention last April 26-28, 2012 at the University of Santo Tomas Quadricentennial…

Quick Take (05/10/12)

Main News: Record Attendance at Philippine Pharmacists Association Convention 2012 PPhA National Convention Puts Quality and Safety of Medicines in Focu Grandparents Galore!! WHO Report Reveals Teenagers Do Not Get a Fair Deal on Health Good…

IPSF-Issue Structure, Writing the Phuture 2012

IPSF would like to invite students, professionals, and recent graduates to write articles contributing thoughts, opinions, ideas, and experiences for the annual education publication "Phuture" which will be released during the IPSF World…

WHO Report Reveals Teenagers Do Not Get a Fair Deal on Health

02 May Should we be worried about teenagers? WHO/Europe has published the latest report from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, based on interviews with over 200 000 young people. The study collects data and produces…

Good Hand Hygiene Promotes Patient Safety

4 MAY 2012 | GENEVA - On Hand Hygiene Day (5 May), more than 15 000 health-care facilities from 156 countries are participating in the WHO Save Lives: Clean Your Hands Initiative by committing to improve patient safety by practicing better…

Elevating The Drug Use Safety Is Re-elected as The Primary Goal of Patient Safety.

Date of Pharmacist Weekly: 101.0416-0422 No.: 1765 Article Writer: Kaohsiung City Reporter/Mao Jhimin Source: http://www.taiwan-pharma.org.tw/weekly/1765/1765-2-2.htm Reference: n/a Translator: Liu Tingyi Date of Translation:…

Could Convenience Stores Sell Medicines? FDA Reaffirmed That Safety Is The Priority!

Date of Pharmacist Weekly: 101.0416-0422 No.: 1765 Article Writer: Pharmacist weekly Source: http://www.taiwan-pharma.org.tw/weekly/1765/1765-1-2.htm Reference: n/a Translator: Liu TingYi Date of Translation: 042312 Title:…

Pharmacists Will Be Included into Certification Criteria of Diabetes Shared Care Network

Date of Pharmacist Weekly: 101.0409-0415 No.: No.1764 Article Writer: n/a Source: http://www.taiwan-pharma.org.tw/weekly/1764/1764-1-1.htm Reference: n/a Translator: Yu-Han Kao Date of Translation: 05/01/12 Title: Pharmacists…

22nd Singapore Pharmacy Congress

Event Date: 29-30 September 2012 Location:Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore The Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore is delighted to announce that the 22nd Singapore Pharmacy Congress will be held on 29-30 September 2012 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore.…

Drug Prices of Common Chronic Illnesses

7th May Following our last update on the drug prices for common chronic diseases like high blood pressure, high blood lipids, asthma and diabetes (see here); we have updated the pricelist for your reference and also added another category of…