Posts Tagged ‘cbc’
How much confidence do you have in natural health products? Shortly after I started practicing as a pharmacist, I began giving two disclaimers whenever speaking with patients purchasing herbal products: Compared to drugs, there is little regulation of herbal products. Variation could exist between what it says on the label and what it actually contains. […]
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No. It is considered unethical for modern medical practitioners to sink to this kind of deception that denies the patient his or her autonomy. Secondly, by opening the door to irrational medicine alongside evidence-based medicine, we are poisoning the minds of the public. Finally, if we don’t put a brake on the increasing self-confidence of […]
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This has to be seen to be believed. It’s the physics of homeopathy – as explained by a an optometrist who dabbles in homeopathy. Watch it – but I take no responsibility for the brain cells that will rupture upon viewing. We discovered a few days ago that even the light reflecting off Saturn can […]
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The interest in bioidentical hormone therapy (BHT) has seemingly exploded of late, due in part to celebrity books and daytime television discussion. Suzanne Somers, author of multiple books on BHT, recently made her case for BHT on Oprah. According to Somers, BHT is a veritable “juice of life“; appropriate for women from their twenties right […]
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Tags: bhrt, bioidentical, bioidenticals, cbc, estrogen, hormone, hrt, pharmacy compounding, pharmacy practice, pharmacy regulation, progesterone, suzanne somers
Homeopathy and Consumer Protection
Editor’s Note: It’s World Homeopathy Awareness Week. Today’s guest post is from Dr. Chris MacDonald, PhD. Dr. MacDonald is Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Saint Mary’s University, and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at Duke University’s Kenan Institute for Ethics. Dr. MacDonald blogs at the Business Ethics Blog. What should we think about homeopathy, from the […]
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Tags: cbc, cbc marketplace, druggist, ethics, evidence check, homeopathy, pharmacist, pharmacy practice