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While many doctors have represented Australia at rugby union from Weary Dunlop and John Solomon to Mark Loane and Brett Robinson doctors playing for Australia in the staunchly working class game of rugby league are of a much rarer breed. Dr George Peponis is one of that breed, and the last one in the past 30 years, but he went one step further: he also captained his country in five of the eight Test matches he played. He was the first man to lead Australia to a 3-0 series victory against Great Britain in 1979 and also led Australia on the 1980 tour of New Zealand, winning both Tests. Those were good years for Peponis in 1980 he also led his club, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, to its first Grand Final win since 1942. And he did so while already a doctor, a qualification he attained with a little help from the club's scholarship scheme. And Peponis repaid the club with his loyalty, playing 10 seasons. He retired in 1982 to concentrate on building up his practice, and to get married, in 1983. In the face of corporatisation, which was then in its infancy, in 1992 Peponis got together with two other practices to set up the Five Dock Medical Centre. From six GPs in those days, the centre, of which Peponis is one of three partners, now has 10 consulting rooms and 12 GPs on staff. The absence from rugby league wasn't total though: from 1993 to 1995 he was part of a panel that determined the betting odds for the TAB, a task he would have to do every Friday. Then, after almost 15 years away, Peponis returned to his beloved Bulldogs and is now chairman of the football club and deputy chairman of its league club. Dipyridamole PERSANTINE dipyridamole ; TICLID ticlopidine ; ticlopidine ACIPHEX rabeprazole ; NEXIUM esomeprazole ; omeprazole PRILOSEC omeprazole ; PRILOSEC OTC omeprazole ; PROTONIX pantoprazole ; ZEGERID omeprazole ; BENZODIAZEPINES DALMANE flurazepam ; DORAL quazepam ; estazolam flurazepam HALCION triazolam ; PROSOM estazolam ; RESTORIL 15, 22.5, 30 mg temazepam ; triazolam OTHERS AMBIEN zolpidem ; * AQUA CHLORAL chloral hydrate ; chloral hydrate NR LUNESTA eszolpiclone ; SOMNOTE chloral hydrate and oxcarbazepine. OMEPRAZOLE 20 110.26 51079000720 MG CAPSULE DR NEOMYCIN 500 123.90 51079001520 MG TABLET CEFUROXIME AXETIL 250 MG 146.10 51079001620 TAB CEFUROXIME AXETIL 500 MG 240.00 51079001720 TAB DOCUSATE SODIUM 100 MG 2.57 51079001919 CAP PREDNISONE 20 5.02 51079002219 MG TABLET METOLAZONE 2.5 37.80 51079002320 MG TABLET METOLAZONE 5 56.20 51079002420 MG TABLET TORSEMIDE 10 48.60 51079002520 MG TABLET TORSEMIDE 20 56.45 51079002620 MG TABLET QUINIDINE GLUC 68.90 51079002720 324 MG TAB SA PREDNISONE 5 3.40 51079003219 MG TABLET. Cases ; be seen as an expression of the person you want to be, and therefore more authentic, than the looks provided by the environment and genetics. What this indicates is that there are two distinctions at work here: artificial versus natural, and authentic versus inauthentic. The first might be understood along the lines of bodily integrity: "the natural" happens in and to the human body including the brain ; on its own, whereas, "the artificial" is when intervention breaks the bodily boundary, as in surgery or pills.8 `Authentic' in this context means reflecting the individual's priorities, values and decisions, while `inauthentic' means not doing so. Applying this to Chris, we should say that her looks are artificial and so not `genuine' or `true' in this sense ; but authentic and so genuine and true in the other sense ; , since they reflect her values and her self-understanding. So, there is no contradiction in saying that Chris' looks are artificial created by plastic surgery ; and authentic chosen by her to represent her understanding of herself ; . Applying this distinction to taking a hyperthymic pill we might say that someone who chooses to do so will experience artificial happiness, but the happiness might also be authentic. Although the pill is modeled on natural analogues, specifically, those that are naturally hyperthymic, the pill would artificially create hyperthymia in those with normal levels of happiness. Again, there is a parallel with plastic surgery: someone may have their appearance artificially changed by surgery; others might have the good fortune of obtaining their attractive features through winning the genetic lottery. We could also say that those taking the hyperthymic pill are authentically happy, because their happiness would be more in line with their own selfunderstanding of the person they want to be. Someone whose genetics are relevantly different from the naturally hyperthymic might say that they would like to be the sort of person who is generally in a positive mood, and so the hyperthymic pill allows them to be the sort of person they would like to be. The point of course is not that greater happiness necessarily leads to a more authentic realization of one's self, any more than plastic surgery necessarily leads to a more authentic realization of one's self. Many people are satisfied with their looks, including those who do not fit societal norms of beauty. For such individuals, there is not a great divide between what they are naturally and their authentic looks. To force those who are happy with the looks they have received through genetic inheritance into plastic surgery, designed to make them "more beautiful" with respect to some social norm, would be to create looks that were both artificial and inauthentic. Again, we say `artificial' because plastic surgery is by assumption ; artificial, and `inauthentic' because such a change does not reflect the priorities and self-understanding of the individual. Similarly, surreptitiously adding a hyperthymic pill to a normally happy person's diet would be to create artificial happiness that is inauthentic. A final example that vividly demonstrates how authentic versus artificial can be distinguished is by considering a case where someone is naturally very happy. Let us imagine Suzie was born with the genes associated with hyperthymic persons, and was raised in an environment that allowed this genetic predisposition to be realized. Suzie, then, is hyperthymic but finds herself wishing that she experienced more negative moods. It seems that she believes she would be a better artist if she could experience negative affect to a much greater extent. This is based on her belief that her artistic hero, Edward Munch, experienced powerful negative emotions and this contributed to his great art. In this case we might say that Suzie's very high chronic positive affect is natural but not authentic: she does not identify with the positive emotions that she experiences. Indeed, if we could make a pill for chronic negative affect then she might take the IEET Monograph 2 Page 15 of 29 and trileptal.

Pa maE tn es E Plasma Fractions Thrombolytic Agents Vitamin K ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION sildenafil, vardenafil, tadalafil GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS Antacids Antiflatulents: simethicone Antidiarrheals Antiemetics Anti-inflammatory Agents Antispasmodics & Anticholinergics Bowel Evacuants Cytoprotective Agents Digestive Enzymes Duodenal Ulcer Adherent Complex Gastrointestinal Stimulants Histamine H2 ; Receptor Antagonists: famotidine, cimetedine, ranitidine Laxatives: docusate, psyllium, bisacodyl, methylcellulose, glycerin, lactulose, senna, psyllium, sodium phosphate Proton Pump Inhibitors: lansoprazole, omeprazole, pantoprazole, rabeprazole HORMONES Diabetic Agents Estrogen & Combinations Glucocorticoids Progestin & Combinations Thyroid Preparations and Agents PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS: Antianxiety Agents see Scheduled Drug Formulary to follow for benzodiazepines ; Non -Benzodiazepines & combination: Alprazolam; Diazepam Misc. Antianxiety agents : Buspirone, Hydoxyzine Antidepressants Misc. Antidpressents category Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Tricyclic Antidepressents & combinations Antimanic Agents Antipanic Agents Antipsychotic Agents RESPIRATORY AGENTS: Antihistamines & combinations: loratadine, fexofenadine, desloratadine, cetirizine, hydroxyzine, chlorpheniramine, diphenhydramine Anti-inflammatory Agents: fluticasone, budesonide, flunisolide Antitussives-Narcotic & Non-narcotic: benzonatate, dextromethorphan Bronchodilators: albuterol, metaproterenol, ipratropium, terbutaline, salmeterol. GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS, continued metoclopramide hcl PANGESTYME UL; amylase lipase protease PANOCAPS; amylase lipase protease PANOKASE; amylase lipase protease paregoric PEPCID; famotidine PLARETASE 8000; amylase lipase protease POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL; polyethylene glycol 3350 PRILOSEC; omeprazole ROBINUL FORTE; glycopyrrolate scopolamine hydrobromide TAGMENT; cimetidine TRILYTE WITH FLAVOR PACKETS; sod chloride nahco3 kcl peg's ULTRACAPS MT; amylase lipase protease ZANTAC; ranitidine hcl COLYTE WITH FLAVOR PACKETS; sod sulf sod nahco3 kcl peg's ENZYMAX; pancreatin HALFLYTELY; bisac nacl nahco3 kcl peg 3350 KUTRASE; amylase lipase protease KU-ZYME; amylase lipase protease LITHOSTAT; acetohydroxamic acid LOTRONEX; alosetron hcl MOTOFEN; difenoxin hcl atropine sulfate OSMOPREP; naphos m-b m-h na phos, di-ba PANCREASE MT; amylase lipase protease PANCRELIPASE; amylase lipase protease PANCRON; amylase lipase protease PANGESTYME CN; amylase lipase protease PANGESTYME EC; amylase lipase protease PANGESTYME MT; amylase lipase protease PEG 3350 ELECTROLYTE; sod sulf sod nahco3 kcl peg's PROTONIX; pantoprazole sodium ULTRASE; amylase lipase protease URSO; ursodiol URSO FORTE; ursodiol VIOKASE; amylase lipase protease VISICOL; naphos m-b m-h na phos, di-ba CANTIL; mepenzolate bromide ZELNORM; tegaserod hydrogen maleate G ; - Generic only is covered. Brand-name listed for reference only. 1 and repaglinide.

Omeprazole alternative AstraZeneca, and Claritin loratadine ; , sold by Schering Corporation, illustrate the importance of patent protection for DTCA spending. Note that loratadine was a prescription-only drug in the US, whereas it had non-prescription status in Canada. ; The patents on omeprazole and loratadine were due to expire in 2001 and 2002, respectively. Though AstraZeneca and Schering were also engaged in legal attempts to extend the patents on their products, each company patented modifications of their original drugs: AstraZeneca patented esomeprazole magnesium sold under the brand Nexium ; and the Schering Corporation patented desloratadine sold under the brand Clarinex ; . These patented modifications of the original products were launched with major marketing campaigns during the final years of the patents on their initial products. Each of these products was judged by the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board to a Category 3 medicine: "a new drug or new dosage form of an existing medicine that provides moderate, little or no improvement over existing medicines".43 86. Prilosec had been among the top 10 prescription drugs in terms of DTCA. However, existing data on long-term use of omeprazole in humans show no evidence of increased risk of malignant carcinoids after 6 years of therapy 8 and pravastatin and omeprazole. Ergic agonist ; have limited their use in practice. Cisapride has an equivalent efficacy rate when compared with H2 antagonists and may also help dyspeptic symptoms of bloating and nausea.20, 21 However, a number of reports have documented cardiac arrhythmia as a result of cisapride use, and guidelines now suggest that all patients should have a cardiac output interval measurement before beginning this medication. Cisapride should not be taken with other medications metabolized by the cytochrome P-450 system eg, antifungals, erythromycin, and clarithromycin ; .22, 23 These restrictions will most likely reduce the use of cisapride for the treatment of GERD. However, it should be noted that the risk of developing problems while taking cisapride is small, considering the large number of people treated worldwide. Cisapride was withdrawn from the US market in July 2000 and can now only be used on a named-patient basis. Cisapride will continue to be available in most other countries, however. Proton Pump Inhibitors To date, proton pump inhibitors PPIs ; provide the most complete and sustained gastric acid suppression. Standard doses of omeprazole are more effective in relieving symptoms and healing esophagitis than H2 antagonists.24-26 In addition, PPIs provide a more rapid onset of GERD relief. These medications should be taken just before breakfast and, if prescribed as a twice-daily dose, before the evening meal. A recent study reported that acid breakthrough can occur at night in patients taking PPIs, and this may respond to the bedtime addition of an H2 antagonist rather than an increase in the PPI dose.27 Because PPI capsules are large, some patients may benefit from breaking open the capsules and taking the contents sprinkled in water the granules.

Online Pharmacy Anabolic steroids are Class C drugs; it's legal to possess or import steroids as long as they're for personal use. But possession or importing with intent to supply which includes giving them to friends ; is illegal and could lead to 14 years in prison and an unlimited fine and prograf. 1. ED Drugs no longer covered Because of federal legislation and an operating instruction letter from the state of California, effective January 1, drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction are no longer covered by the state Medi-Cal program or for PHC members. This means that the medications are not covered even though they may be medically necessary. The medications, which are occasionally used for other indications such as pulmonary hypertension, will be covered for indications other than erectile dysfunction. 2. PHC is getting an increase number of requests for sleep medications. With all PA requests for sleep medications, PHC will be forwarding to the prescribing physician a tip sheet titled "Principles of Sleep Hygiene" which reviews nondrug intervention options along with a request for clinical justification if appropriate. 3. TrueTrack Smart System: blood glucose meter and test strips As of April 1, 2006, PHC will make the TrueTrack Smart Systems our preferred blood glucose meter and test strips for PHC members. This change will not affect PHC members who have Medicare coverage as Medicare Part B is the primary payer for diabetic supplies. The PHC Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee has performed an extensive evaluation of the available systems and determined that the TrueTrack system is equally efficacious and more cost-effective than other brands of diabetes self-monitoring systems. On April 1st, PHC will begin transitioning members to the TrueTrack brand. Prescribers will be asked to prescribe the TrueTrack brand of meters and test strips for diabetic PHC. Synopsis The 31st UK Medicines Information Conference, focussing on `Stepping Up to Excellence', will be held in the University of Ulster at Coleraine, N. Ireland from the 16th 18th June 2005. The programme includes plenary sessions on the future of MI, current legal issues in pharmacy, complimentary medicine and improving performance. Parallel workshop sessions will also be held on improving patient safety, working with industry, drugs in breast milk and the launch of MI databank. The total cost including accommodation is 250 NHS staff ; . Further details and online application forms are available at : ukmi.nhs Training UKMIConf . All pharmacists interested in Medicines Information are welcome.

Trimethobenzamide thiethylperazine prochlorperazine PA MDL F. ULCERS PEPTIC ULCER H PYLORI TREATMENT ranitidine tabs cimetidine sucralfate MDL lansoprazole + amoxicillin + clarithromycin ranitidine tabs cimetidine metoclopramide MDL ST PA omeprazole magnesium 20.6mg delayed release tablets pantoprazole sodium atropine hyoscyamine scopolamine phenobarbital hyoscyamine sulfate dicyclomine hyoscyamine sulfate ext-rel hyoscyamine sulfate ext-rel I. INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE sulfasalazine sulfasalazine delayed-rel olsalazine sodium mesalamine tabs delayed-rel mesalamine suppositories mesalamine caps ext-rel hydrocortisone acetate foam hydrocortisone enema mesalamine rectal susp enema J. GASTROINTESTINAL DRUGS, MISCELLANEOUS lactulose peg 3350 electrolytes peg 3350 sod bicarbonate sod chloride pot chloride lactulose G. GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE GERD ; granisetron.

Table 11. Price components and cumulative mark-up, most sold generic atenolol 50 mg, private sector, imported. Component Amount of charge Price in soms Cumulative % mark-up CIF 29.52 0.00% Import tax 0.15% 29.56 0.15% Wholesale mark-up 30% 38.43 30.20% Retail mark-up 20% 46.12 56.23% Retail tax 4% 47.97 62.48% Table 12. Price components and cumulative mark-up, innovator brand captopril 25 mg, private sector Component Amount of charge Price in soms Cumulative % mark-up CIF 120.54 0.00% Import tax 0.15% 120.72 0.15% Wholesale mark-up 20% 144.86 20.18% Retail mark-up 15% 166.59 38.21% Retail tax 4% 173.26 43.74% International price comparisons Patient prices in private pharmacies Tables 13 shows price ratio comparisons, in private pharmacies, for the lowest priced generic versions of four medicines across various countries, using data from the HAI website haiweb medicineprices ; . All surveys used MSH 2003 as the source of the reference price. For atenolol, the price in Kyrgyzstan was similar to Tajikistan but lower than those in Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Malaysia. For amoxicillin and salbutamol, the prices across the five countries showed less variation. Ranitidine showed marked price variation across the countries. Table 13. Median price ratios of lowest priced generic atenolol, private sector Lowest price generic Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Malaysia Mongolia equivalent Atenolol 2.62 3.78 9.57 Amoxicillin 3.54 3.44 4.57 Ranitidine 1.66 1.84 3.99 Salbutamol 1.33 1.34 1.2 Government procurement prices Table 14 compares the government procurement price of lowest priced generics for the five medicines across four countries there was no data available for Tajikistan ; . Procurement prices were lower in Kyrgyzstan for three of the four medicines when compared with Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Malaysia. Table 14. Median price ratios of lowest priced generic atenolol, public sector procurement prices Lowest price generic Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Malaysia Mongolia equivalent 22 Tajikistan 2.45 2.84 0.92 In the public sector, only procurement prices were surveyed, as there are no public sector pharmacies. Out of the 28 medicines surveyed procurement prices were obtained for 18. The prices tenders ; were obtained from two wholesalers, as the buyer would not give us the prices. For the 17 medicines where generic prices were available, the median MPR of the lowest priced generic usually the only generic ; was 1.29. This is quite good. As the reference prices are wholesale prices, the ratio for public procurement should be around 1. One innovator brand was found mebendazole ; . It cost 60 times the reference price which is an unacceptably high price for this older, off-patent medicine. There were large differences in prices of innovator brand products and their generic equivalents in the private sector. Due to the variable number of medicine types found in more than 4 facilities 7 innovator brands, 20 most sold generics and 23 lowest priced generics ; , it is best to use matched pair comparison to highlight the difference between the types. The median MPR for innovator brands was 3 times higher than the most sold generic equivalents and 3.6 times the median of the lowest priced generics based on a comparison of 5 medicines only ; . Most sold generics were 66% more expensive than the lowest priced generics 20 medicines compared ; . Prices of innovator brand products ranged from an acceptable 1.8 salbutamol inhaler ; to a staggering 99 mebendazole ; times the international reference price. Prices of most sold generics ranged from 0.5 aciclovir ; to an extremely high 84 times fluconazole ; higher than reference prices. The lowest priced generics ranged from 0.5 omeprazole ; to a very high 32 times fluconazole ; the international reference price. Clearly in the private sector, some medicines are sold at an acceptable price while others are extremely high priced. For some medicines the price of the most sold generic was lower than the lowest priced generics e.g. co-trimoxazole suspension 4.74 vs. 4.91 ; , gentamicin injection 2.20 vs. 2.56 ; and hydrochlorothiazide tablets 7.84 vs. 8.71 ; . The likely explanation is differences in availability which influences the median. Some pharmacies did not stock the centrally determined most sold generic product but did have other generic equivalents in stock. One reason for low availability of the most sold generic product might be due to difficulties experienced in identifying the MSGs. Due to this difficulty, seen in many surveys, WHO and HAI no longer recommend surveying the MSG. The availability of generics was quite good in the private sector median 80% ; . The availability of the most sold generic products was only 33%, and hardly any innovator brands were found. Beclometasone inhaler, an important medicine in asthma control, was not found in any pharmacy. Innovator brands of 7 medicines were found in 4 or more pharmacies, and those of another 4 medicines were found in fewer than 4 pharmacies. One reason could be that few innovator brands are registered in Kyrgyzstan. As innovator brands tend to be expensive and manufacturers do not always reduce the price when faced with competition from generics, few patients would likely be able to afford them. The fact that innovator brands are rarely available is not a problem where generics are available, but it is a problem for medicines under patent where generics are not permitted on the market. Overall the prices of generics in the private sector showed a small regional variation median MPR 1.8 - 2.9 ; . However, some individual medicines showed greater variability e.g. Batken, the least developed and most remote region, had the highest price for generic captopril median MPR 2.6 ; whereas Chui region and the capital Bishkek the most affluent regions ; had the lowest prices median MPR of about 0.8 ; . Medicine availability was highest in Bishkek and the Chui region. 24.