Archive for April, 2009

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To all fellow pharmacists

Please take the time to look at the link below and sign the petition. Since the case of Elizabeth Lee and the RP regulations coming into force on 1st October, I feel that this is very important.

Please forward this on to your colleagues and peers.

Kind regards

http://www.gopetition.com/online/27343.html

So it looks like we might be on the cusp of a world wide swine flu pandemic. The WHO have admitted that it is now too late to stop the spread of the outbreak and we have two confirmed cases in the UK. The two holiday makers who returned from Mexico recently are sitting in a hospital in Aidrie probably feeling guilty for bringing the potentially fatal strain of swine flu to the UK but to be honest, if they didn’t someone else would have done and I’m sure that they aren’t the only ones.

So what does this mean for pharmacies throughout the UK? From a sales point of view, stock up on all the cold/flu preperation and keep plentiful supplies of Relenza, although this should all be distributed centrally. The bigger problem might be actually keeping the pharmacy open. Previous pandemics have hit those of working age more than any other age group and anyone with signs or symptoms of flu will be told to stay at home. All staff with swine flu equals closed pharmacy!

Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that but as the used to tell me in the boy scouts, be prepared!

Shaun

An outbreak of flu in Mexico is beginning to cause concern for the WHO. Sixty people have already died in Mexico from the outbreak, and the WHO are meeting to consider what action to take and whether to raise the pandemic flu warning level.

For more information read the BBC article via the link below

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8018356.stm

Apologies for the lack of posts this week. You may remember that last week I posted that I had been airlifted off a rugby pitch with a suspected neck injury. Fortunately for me everything was OK but this week didn’t end so well. I played rugby again this week in Leyburn, North Yorkshire and unfortunately smashed my ankle braking the tibia and making a right mess of the ligaments.

As a result of the injury I was again taken by ambulance (Ordinary, not air this time!) and had an operation on Monday to pin, plate and screw my ankle in place. I only got out of hospital on Wednesday on tramadol, diclofenac and paracetamol and will be in plaster for eight weeks.

Tome to move from playing to coaching I think and I’m sure I’ll have time to post a bit more over the coming weeks.

Shaun

PL-UK – for all the best ambulance rides!

PS I was contacted by a member of the rugby club this morning to say that the players are taking bets on how I will be taken home this weekend. Apparently fire engine is favourite!