As stated - the article was worth reading - next time I'll read past introductions such as: " The appended case study is yet another example of the failure of the Australian government (and especially the TGA) to facilitate the provision of independent, up-to-date, therapeutic information for both health practitioners and consumers." - coming from a person who plays a very active role in the ALP I somehow have difficulty in seening this as a balanced intro. A pity because the work that he and his colleaugues were doing (as per the article) are really commendable T
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Hosking Sent: Monday, 24 July 2006 8:32 PM To: General Practice Computing Group Talk Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] Row over regulation of alternative drugs deepens I have always found Kens posts to be very balanced. In general he is simply pointing to information, as in this case. Pharmacy is essentially a retail business underwritten by their professional role. The majority of their medicinal products have very little evidence to support their use. They have managed to preserve an anticompetitive regulatory regime in the face of deregulation in many other industries R Ken Harvey wrote: > Thinus van Rensburg wrote: > >> just a pity that Ken tainted it with his political agenda. Not the >> first time either. > > > In response, I would remind you of a famous quotation attributed to > the German pathologist and social reformer, Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902): > > "Medicine is a social science and politics is nothing more than > medicine practised on a broader scale" > > Cheers > Ken _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk __________ NOD32 1.1675 (20060723) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
