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We provide Evidence-based drug information  to the general public and promote a healthy reform of the health care system in Hong Kong.

We are several "small potatoes" who dare to dream about change in Hong Kong Pharmaceutical Monopoly. As a small group of independent registered pharmacists who are related to neither the Practising Pharmacists Association (PPA), Hong Kong Pharmaceutical Society (PSHK) nor the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Hong Kong (SHPHK), we determine to strike for a better future of the pharmacy profession in Hong Kong, and China in the years to come.

The Road Ahead:

  A. The Heath Care System
1. Patients should be freely allowed to obtain prescription from medical practitioners.
2. Patients should be provided with full and free drug information about medicine. 
3. Complete separation of prescribing and dispensing in Hong Kong.
4. Pharmacist prescribing under protocols.
5. Clinical pharmacy should be fully encouraged.
6. Establishment of a national health insurance policy.
7. Patients in need should be provided with the best available care.

B. The Pharmaceutical Profession
1. Establish a regular discussion and communication network, such as news group, newsletter, bulletin board, Email communication.
2. Equal status of all health professionals.
3. Membership of the governing pharmaceutical society is a requirement of registration.
4. Increase pharmacist representation in the P&P Board.
5. A representing seat in the Legislative Council.
6. One strong and united pharmaceutical society i.e. the two societies should be united to One a.s.a.p.(!!!....!)
7. The Society should allocate resources on R & D, especially on the practising research and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
8. The Society should organise and maintain healthy and co-operative links with other health bodies.

C. The Legislation
1. Governing the pharmacy profession by Pharmaceutical society, not by a government body.#
2. Only pharmacists are qualified to dispense or supervise dispensing.
3. Deregulation and reclassification of medicines.
4. Ownership of retail pharmacy should include pharmacist as a partner.
5. Pharmacist should be able to prescribe antibiotics and treatments for asthma and minor skin conditions after making diagnosis and under agreed protocols.
6. Establish Emergency Supply Procedures.
7. Reclassification of most hypnotics as POM not CD.

D. The Education
1. Establish continuing education programs for pharmacists. (Some work has been done recently.)
2. Offer pharmacy courses on distance learning basis.
3. The pharmaceutical society should run some of the education programs.
4. Fund should be available to sponsor continuing education and conferences etc.
5. Pharmacists should be well consulted and informed by the Health authority (e.g. P&P Board) of current medical crisis and legislation alternations.

E. The Patients
1. The patients should be able to access pharmacists easily.
2. All patients should receive verbal and written advice on administration, potential adverse reactions and cost considerations after dispensing.
3. Dial in phone line and web site of answering patient enquiry should be set up.
4. Production of patient education TV program, leaflets, board casts and web based training.
5. Private counselling area should be available for patient consultations.
6. Patient should only be provided with consistent and quality pharmaceutical products.
7. No unnecessary medical treatment should be received by the patients

#" No profession can hope to retain its self-respect, its professional freedom and its concern for its own development unless it is guided and governed by its own people "Hugh Linstead, Pharmacy Commission , NHS 1944

We Believe:

1. We serve the patients well, we serve them better.
2. Pharmacist is an integral partner of the health care team.
3. Separation of prescribing and dispensing functions is the first step to provide quality pharmaceutical care and health care saving to both the patients and the government .
4. Pharmacists are the only trained profession to dispense medicine and offer proper counselling to the patients about the medicine.
5. Dispensers are essential assistants in dispensing
6. Pharmacists have the knowledge and skill to administer and prescribe medicine for common aliments.
7. Pharmacy should be a joyful, respectful(!) and financial rewarding career.
8. Pharmacy are easily assessable and pharmacists should be the major sources of advice on the usage and adverse effects of medicinal products.
9. Hong Kong pharmacists, including hospital, retail and industry, should be united together, and establish a communication system, be aggressive and enthusiastic to fight for a better prospect of the profession.*
10. Pharmacist are looking to work more closely with doctors, not to compete them.
11. Too much control by the government has suffocated the community pharmacy. Government should let the Pharmaceutical profession runs the industry, rather than simply tighten up the control, which has been proven "unsuccessful" in the past 30 years.
*" It would be unfortunate if there were any serious split in pharmacy, it would provide a situation where one section in pharmacy could be played off against another" Hugh Linstead, addressing the Whit-Monday Branch of RPSGB, 1943.
 

P.S. The societies'  annual membership fee should be reduced, and the first time registration fee should be abolished to encourage membership registration. And the HK Pharmaceutical Journal should be subscribed separately ( I understand it is quite expensive!).
 

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