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Shuni Iaconis
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Chapter 3: The Role of Community Pharmacy in Medicine Supply
OPTION 3-4: SALE OF HOMEOPATHIC PRODUCTS
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As far as I am aware through both research and over 30 years using homeopathy to treat myself and my family for illnesses there is in fact NO RISK associated with its use. The NHMRC Homeopathy Review that you have cited is currently under complaint to the Commonwealth Ombudsman for maladministration and scientific misconduct. While it is the subject of an Ombudsman complaint, it cannot be used to inform health policy.
Further to this, the position that the ‘sale of homeopathic products is not benign but creates risk of harm’, is based on speculation and the report does not have any evidence to support this claim.
In 30 years I have never experienced any adverse reaction or side effect from using homeopathic medicines. To the contrary I continually see the benefits of using homeopathy, safely and effectively treating mine and my families health concerns so that I don't have to the use pharmaceutical drugs that often carry a long list possible adverse reactions.
It simply makes no sense to remove homeopathic medicine from sale at pharmacies citing "unnaceptable risk", whilst continuing to sell drugs that are actually proven to have risks.
I know what works for me and my family, so I should be able to choose my own healthcare. That’s what a free society does - protect freedom of choice. I don’t need bureaucrats to decide for me. Please reconsider your position as it is based on highly flawed research, it does not represent the desires of the Australian community (70% of us use complementary medicine) and it does not meet the basic criteria of the Review’s strategic vision (p.3). That is, it is not ‘forward-looking’, ‘encouraging innovation’ or consistent with ‘adapting to the changing needs of the Australian public’.
Further to this, the position that the ‘sale of homeopathic products is not benign but creates risk of harm’, is based on speculation and the report does not have any evidence to support this claim.
In 30 years I have never experienced any adverse reaction or side effect from using homeopathic medicines. To the contrary I continually see the benefits of using homeopathy, safely and effectively treating mine and my families health concerns so that I don't have to the use pharmaceutical drugs that often carry a long list possible adverse reactions.
It simply makes no sense to remove homeopathic medicine from sale at pharmacies citing "unnaceptable risk", whilst continuing to sell drugs that are actually proven to have risks.
I know what works for me and my family, so I should be able to choose my own healthcare. That’s what a free society does - protect freedom of choice. I don’t need bureaucrats to decide for me. Please reconsider your position as it is based on highly flawed research, it does not represent the desires of the Australian community (70% of us use complementary medicine) and it does not meet the basic criteria of the Review’s strategic vision (p.3). That is, it is not ‘forward-looking’, ‘encouraging innovation’ or consistent with ‘adapting to the changing needs of the Australian public’.