homeopathy
Majority of pharmacists stock CMs including homeopathic items
AJP poll results show more than half of pharmacists stock complementary medicines, including homeopathic items. But is it out of choice, or have they lost control over what they wish …
TGA not good enough on homeopathic teething products
A range of homeopathic teething products is still available in Australian pharmacies despite being linked to the deaths of 10 infants in the US The fact that the products, which …
Poll: Do you stock CMs in your pharmacy?
Let us know if you do—and why or why not—in this anonymous poll You’ve probably seen the stories about pharmacists stocking complementary and alternative medicines plastered all over the news …
World news wrapup: 24 November 2016
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world Poughkeepsie , NY: Sara Kissinger has only been practising as a pharmacist for a matter of months, but she …
Artefacts: Homeopathic History
Surviving the opposition of the establishment, by Ralph Tapping Eighteenth century German physician Samuel Hahnemann ( 1755-1843 ) first coined the word “homeopathy” ( “homeos” in Greek means “similar” and …
Naturopathy: what you said
Our readers responded in droves to our recent poll on naturopathy. Here’s a selection of some of the best comments: It seems that the 23% who feel they should stock …
Pharmacists key in complementary medicines… but no support for homeopathy
The PSA has issued a position statement recognising that complementary medicines may have a role in the management or treatment of some conditions, and that pharmacists are ideally placed to …
Homeopathy has no place in pharmacy: Canadian pharmacist
A Canadian pharmacist has slammed the sale of homeopathic remedies in community pharmacy, stating that homeopathy and science are mutually exclusive. “Retail pharmacies have a sugar pill problem,” writes Scott …
Don’t sell homeopathic products: RACGP
GPs should not prescribe homeopathic remedies for their patients and pharmacists should not sell or recommend the use of homeopathic products, according to the RACGP. Releasing its position statement on …
Homeopathy: It’s not the products, it’s the thinking
According to Taree pharmacist Ian Carr, homeopathy will do no harm, but it won’t do any good either, and pharmacists need to remove ‘magic water’ from their shelves to avoid …