NEWS
THE COSMETIC ASSOCIATION TRADE SHOW 2016
The annual event, The Cosmetic Association Trade Fair is almost upon us.
This year the show will be held in the RDS on May 15 -17th.
In line with the upturn in the economy, this year’s event will not only have long standing members, but a ‘whole lot’ of new members too.
Judging by the brochures seen so far for 2016 products, the colour and variety will be surpassed only by the enhanced displays on each stand.
Companies have travelled far and wide in search of beautiful new gifts and brands to make you forget about budgets.
The new members will bring a wide variety of gifts, and particularly new brands, to the event.
Irish ‘home grown’ brands are increasing in numbers, especially in the skin care sector, and the team are very happy to introduce them to you at the trade fair.
Large numbers are expected to turnout and it is anticipated that all Pharmacy buyers will set aside some time from their schedules to come and personally view the excellent new products.
Because of the large number of stands, perhaps it would be advisable to take two days at the show, to give you time to cover all the exhibitors.
Dates and times are as follows: Sunday 15th, May - 10am - 6pm Monday 16th, May - 9am - 8pm Tuesday 17th, May - 9am - 6pm
A Guide to Support Medication Review in Older People
A local practical guide to support medication review has been developed by the NI Network of Pharmacists with a special interest in Older People.
This guide is aimed at supporting pharmacists in any setting to identify medicines which may be potentially inappropriate for older people and should therefore be reviewed. It gives explicit examples of medicine names/classes and the clinical condition or scenario in which it is considered inappropriate.
The tables include the reasons why and in a few examples, some practical advice how best to stop or amend. The guide also provides a section on medicines which provide benefits to the older person but all too often fail to be prescribed.
The guide has been compiled using a variety of up to date resources and will continue to be developed by the network steering group with the most up to date version available via the pharmacy forum website.
As the population ages and life expectancy increases, a greater number of older people are living with several long-term conditions that are being managed with an increasing number of medicines – ‘polypharmacy’.
Polypharmacy can present many positive benefits for the patient; by alleviating pain, suffering and disability, improving functional capacity, independence, quality of life
and ultimately extending life. However when an increasing number of medicines are prescribed inappropriately their benefits may not be realised and they can have a number of negative effects.
Older people are at considerable risk of experiencing these negative effects; from adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, non-adherence, increased hospital admissions and even mortality.
Maintaining a careful balance becomes more difficult with increasing age and medicine review is one important element of optimising a patient's medicines to ensure they can support their long- term conditions, multi-morbidities and positive polypharmacy.
This guide is aimed at supporting pharmacists when carrying out comprehensive reviews of the appropriateness of medicines prescribed for older people. This document is intended to be used only as a guide.
It is not intended to be a prescriptive document and should not be used in isolation of other relevant up to date resources e.g. NI Formulary, NICE Clinical Guidelines, BNF etc. When carrying out medicines review, patients should be reviewed on an individual basis; using a person-centred approach to reach any decision to change or add a medicine. Decisions should also take account of all relevant clinical information, risks and benefits to the patient.
In June 2014 around one in ten people in Northern Ireland were aged 70 or over with 33,000 people aged 85 or more.
Section one refers to an explicit list of medicines or medicine classes (grouped per BNF section) which should be routinely reviewed in older people in certain circumstances and stopped or amended in some way.
The table also includes the reason why and in a few examples, some practical advice how best to stop or amend. Section two is laid out in a similar format but refers to a list of medicines which may be considered appropriate to commence in older people in certain circumstances.
Before starting a new medicine consideration should be paid to any contra-indications to the drug or if a palliative approach would be more appropriate.
you can access the full guide here
http://forum.psni.org.uk/wp- content/uploads/2016/01/A-Guide-to- Support-Medication-Review-in-Older- People-v1.5.pdf
Council Member Appointments
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety is seeking to appoint six Council Members to the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (five registered persons and one lay member). To be appointed with effect from 1 June 2016.
Essential Criteria Applicants for the six Council Member posts must meet the following four essential criteria: Business Sense; Corporate Governance; Stakeholder Engagement; and Self Awareness and Personal Contribution.
Disqualification No Member of the Council is allowed to hold office for more than an aggregate of eight years in any twenty year period. • Remuneration – details in Information Pack attached • Time commitment – to attend at least 6 Council meetings per year and
42
pharmacyinfocus.co.uk
may be asked to attend other Committees as required. The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety is committed to encouraging a diverse range of applicants for public appointments and to the principle of appointment on merit with independent assessment, openness and transparency of process. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds regardless of religious belief, gender, disability, ethnic origin, political opinion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or whether or not you have dependents. Applications are particularly welcome from women, people under 30 years of age, members of ethnic minorities and people with disabilities as these groups are currently underrepresented on HSC bodies. Equality monitoring forms and probity and conflict of interest guidance can all be found on the
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety website: https://www.dhsspsni.
gov.uk/publications/pharmaceutical- society-northern-ireland-psni-116-six-c ouncil-member-posts
Contact details E-mail: public.appointments@dhsspsni
.gov.uk Telephone: 028 9076 5606 Fax: 028 9052 8403 Write to: DHSSPS Appointments and Business Unit, Room D1, Castle Buildings, Stormont Estate, Belfast BT4 3SQ. The deadline for receipt of applications is 12:00 noon on Friday 18 March 2016. Late applications will not be accepted. Information Packs and application forms can be provided in alternative formats and applicants who require assistance will be facilitated on request. Applicants invited for interview will be eligible for reimbursement of reasonable travelling expenses.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64