GLOBAL representatives of the OTC industry have gathered in Sydney this week for the World Self-Medication Industry (WSMI) General Assembly, which kicked off this morning at the new International Convention Centre.
Highlights of the two-day program include a presentation by Precision Health Economics on The Value of Self Medication, which the WSMI is using as a major tool to illustrate the economic impact of self-medication across the globe.
Australian pharmacist Paul Sinclair is presenting this morning on the important role of pharmacy in self care (see story at left) while the congress will also hear about new Australian research on An Economic Framework to Inform the Scheduling of Medicines and a study revealing the medicines Australian pharmacists believe should, and should not, be switched from prescription to OTC.
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