Pharmacists warned on homeopathic products

NEWS: Pharmacists are being warned not to supply homeopathic or "alternative" medicines if they lack medical evidence showing they are effective treatments.

Image of homeopathic preparations by Pixabay

ผลิตภัณฑ์ต่างๆ เหล่านี้ไม่มีประสิทธิผล และมีความเสี่ยงต่างๆ ที่อาจเกิดขึ้นเนื่องจากการปฏิเสธหรือรับการรักษาซึ่งทราบว่าปลอดภัยและได้ผลทว่าเป็นไปโดยล่าช้า Source: Pixabay

Australia's peak body representing pharmacists is urging members to stop selling homeopathic products and "alternative" medicines to patients if there isn't any medical evidence to show they can treat or prevent illnesses.

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia made the call in a set of six new guidelines it released as part of a wider campaign by the independent group NPS Medicine Wise to encourage clinicians and patients to discuss tests, treatments and procedures that don't provide any benefits.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS News here.


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