Hello BPA members

Your attendance is required at the 2018 Pharmacy week dinner

Where: Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club, 19 Pomander Road 

When: Sunday October 28th at 6.30PM

Who: Talk by the Bermuda Health Council and the Pharmacy Inspector (2 CE contact hours) 

The award for the pharmacist of the year will be presented. 

Full details of the dinner and the nominations for the pharmacist of the year award has been communicated by email. 

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Special General Meeting on Sunday January 13th, 7pm on the first floor conference room KEMH. 

The meeting involves the program director and acting CEO of BHEC

Several emails have been sent to BPA members on the details of this important meeting. 

See you there

BPA Executive Committee

Date: November 5th 2018

Time: 7.30PM – 8.30pm

Venue: KEMH 1st Floor Conference Room, General Wing

Topic: Arcoxia (Etoricoxib) Presentation

Speaker: Audrey McLean

For Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Assistants and other healthcare professionals. 

Great Opportunity for networking and a Continuing Education Credit.

Sponsored by MSD in collaboration with Bermuda Pharmacy Association

Please RSVP to bpabermuda@gmail.com by Tuesday November 1st, 2018. 

See you there.  

Date: Sept 27^th 2018

Time: 7.30PM – 8.30pm

Venue: Somersfield Academy

Topic: Humira and Rheumatic Disease: Spondyloarthritis Awareness

Speaker: Valyncia Gooding

For Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants

Great Opportunity for networking and a Continuing Education Credit.

Sponsored by AbbVie in collaboration with Bermuda Pharmacy Association

Please RSVP to tiffany.smith@bhb.bm by Tuesday Sept 25th, 2018. 

Thanks. 

Opportunity for CME: The Bermuda Diabetes Association and Novo Nordisk would like to invite pharmacists to an event at Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI) on Sunday October 14th (6.30pm to 8.00pm)

Topic includes: 1. What is new in diabetes 2. What is on the horizon 3. The Overview of insulins. 

Guest Speaker: Dr Bernard Zinman (world renowed diabetes specialist) 

CME certificate will be provided

Some hors d'oeuvre and wine, beer will be on the menu 

Emails has been sent to pharmacies about the event. 

Please RSVP to exec@diabetes.bm 

Thanks

August 2018

1. Class 3 Medicines Recall: FDC international are recalling specific batches of Sodium Cromoglicate and Murine Hay fever eye drops due to the presence of a precipitate. 

Sodium Cromoglicate 2% w/v eye drops 13.5ml, Batch No: 0861069, exp date: 08/2019

Murine Hayfever Relief 2% w/v eye drops 10ml, Batch No: 086L075, exp date: 11/2018

2. Class 1 Medicines Recall: Pharmacies in the UK are advised to recall all batches of valsartan containing medicines made by Actavis group PTC (now accord) and Dexcel Pharma Ltd due to contamination. See a list of FDA drug recalls which includes other brands of valsartan at the FDA drug recall website. 

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