It has long seemed to me that pharmacists must carry much of the blame for the proliferation of non-scientific, pseudo-medical products and services.
Every pharamacy I even deal with sells enormous amounts of products that clash violently with the idea of the science-based medicine they're actually there to dispense.
This week, I've been dealing with a woman who was employed by a pharmacy as the homeopathic remedy salesperson. One of her causes for concern is that other people are selling homeopathic remedies without checking with her first, and that could be dangerous for people!
The struggle to tell her that you could safely prescribe the entire stock to someone and guarantee no side-effects apart from the volume just about had me rupturing myself.
Yet, in the cold light of science and reason, the owners of the pharmacy are simply selling out for the money, despite the fact that their own training tells them this stuff is bollocks.
To my mind, if we want to make progress in combating the myth of alternative medicine, the first step needs to be from pharmacists, who taint the entire scientific medical community in pursuit of a few extra dollars.
Every pharamacy I even deal with sells enormous amounts of products that clash violently with the idea of the science-based medicine they're actually there to dispense.
This week, I've been dealing with a woman who was employed by a pharmacy as the homeopathic remedy salesperson. One of her causes for concern is that other people are selling homeopathic remedies without checking with her first, and that could be dangerous for people!
The struggle to tell her that you could safely prescribe the entire stock to someone and guarantee no side-effects apart from the volume just about had me rupturing myself.
Yet, in the cold light of science and reason, the owners of the pharmacy are simply selling out for the money, despite the fact that their own training tells them this stuff is bollocks.
To my mind, if we want to make progress in combating the myth of alternative medicine, the first step needs to be from pharmacists, who taint the entire scientific medical community in pursuit of a few extra dollars.
via International Skeptics Forum http://ift.tt/2mQzgEg
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