Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #CommunityPharmacy
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Ontario #CommunityPharmacy will begin to dispense Paxlovid shortly. Great for access. Except. We are being paid the princely sum of $13.25 for this service. Which is utterly demeaning, ridiculous and unsafe. Let’s dive into why:
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Right now for dispensing publicly funded medication we are paid $8.83 each. This covers our software, the label, vial, bag, and time for clinical & technical check (plus lights, wages etc). So this new ability to dispense paxlovid nets us an additional $4.42. Wow, right?
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Paxlovid is not like most meds we dispense. There are *many* drug interactions that we must manage. Many! And in rural settings it will most often be the #CommunityPharmacist who is tasked to consider, evaluate and manage these interactions. Paxlovid expert physicians who
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In ONtario ##CommunityPharmacy may give 2nd dose pediatric vaccines at 21+ days as long as there is informed consent.
This means fully vaccinated by NYE for the first round kids.
I was on the fence about this but have decided to have my kids get their second dose next week.. 🧵
This means fully vaccinated by NYE for the first round kids.
I was on the fence about this but have decided to have my kids get their second dose next week.. 🧵
When we thought these were a two dose series the spacing was ideal for optimal immunity. Now with a booster I’m less worried about that interval knowing long term immunity is planned for. Additionally we are seeing a case rate increase. A new variant. Schools as major drivers
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Of cases. Additionally, with over 4M kids vaccinated in 🇺🇸 we are not seeing safety signals with the younger cohort. And while Canada has, on hand, enough for all first doses of kids, supply is good and uptake won’t use them all (probably around 50%) so we’re not taking what
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“Working collaboratively in an ICS: freeing up opportunities in community pharmacy”
- a thread highlighting the publication of the joint @NHSConfed @NPA1921 & @pcpa_org round table paper
#PCNNetwork #OneProfession #CommunityPharmacy #PCN #ICS
nhsconfed.org/sites/default/…
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- a thread highlighting the publication of the joint @NHSConfed @NPA1921 & @pcpa_org round table paper
#PCNNetwork #OneProfession #CommunityPharmacy #PCN #ICS
nhsconfed.org/sites/default/…
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Community pharmacy is an integral part of the NHS and has a vital role to play as a full partner within a primary care network (PCN).
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Medicines’ safety and optimisation are widely recognised as part of its unique skill set but, increasingly, community pharmacy is collaborating with partners in primary care to deliver integrated clinical services in integrated care systems (ICSs).
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