Honest Universe

Pharmacists Don’t Want to Sell Unproven Products

Mark Hanna • Oct 22, 2015

• Health and Medicine

The Pharmaceutical Society doesn’t think pharmacists should be able to sell healthcare products with no evidence of efficacy. Last week I wrote about the Pharmacy Council’s proposal to change their Code of Ethics, and summarised the submissions that I was aware of. One important organisation that was missing from that roundup is the Pharmaceutical Society. The Pharmaceutical Society is … Read More

Pharmacists Don’t Want to Sell Unproven Products

Mark Hanna • Oct 22, 2015

• Ben Albert,
• Bob Buckham,
• New Zealand Medical Association,
• NZ Skeptics,
• Pharmaceutical Society,
• Pharmacy Guild,
• Society for Science Based Healthcare

The Pharmaceutical Society doesn’t think pharmacists should be able to sell healthcare products with no evidence of efficacy. Last week I wrote about the Pharmacy Council’s proposal to change their Code of Ethics, and summarised the submissions that I was aware of. One important organisation that was missing from that roundup is the Pharmaceutical Society. The Pharmaceutical Society is … Read More

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Pharmacy Council’s Code of Ethics Proposal: Submissions Roundup

Mark Hanna • Oct 16, 2015

• Health and Medicine

The Pharmacy Council has proposed a change to their code of ethics, here’s everything you need to know. EDIT 22/10/2015: When this article was published it didn’t include details of the Pharmaceutical Society’s submission. Since then, I have spoken with their Chief Pharmacist Advisor, Bob Buckham, about their submission. For more details, see my article summarising it: Pharmacists Don’t … Read More

Pharmacy Council’s Code of Ethics Proposal: Submissions Roundup

Mark Hanna • Oct 16, 2015

• Health and Medicine

The Pharmacy Council has proposed a change to their code of ethics, here’s everything you need to know. EDIT 22/10/2015: When this article was published it didn’t include details of the Pharmaceutical Society’s submission. Since then, I have spoken with their Chief Pharmacist Advisor, Bob Buckham, about their submission. For more details, see my article summarising it: Pharmacists Don’t … Read More

Ethical Pharmacy Practice 6: An Opportunity for Change

Mark Hanna • Sep 21, 2015

• Health and Medicine

I’ve written a lot about ethical pharmacy practice in New Zealand, advocating for New Zealand pharmacists to choose not to promote or sell healthcare products that aren’t supported by credible evidence of efficacy. I’ve also complained in the past about misleading advertising of ineffective healthcare products in pharmacies. I strongly believe that we should be able to feel confident … Read More

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Ethical Pharmacy Practice 6: An Opportunity for Change

Mark Hanna • Sep 21, 2015

• Health and Medicine

I’ve written a lot about ethical pharmacy practice in New Zealand, advocating for New Zealand pharmacists to choose not to promote or sell healthcare products that aren’t supported by credible evidence of efficacy. I’ve also complained in the past about misleading advertising of ineffective healthcare products in pharmacies. I strongly believe that we should be able to feel confident … Read More

Ethical Pharmacy Practice 5: Looking for Leadership

Mark Hanna • Aug 12, 2015

• Alternative Medicine,
• Ethical Pharmacy Practice,
• Grant McGill,
• Homeopathy,
• Martin Harris,
• Medicine,
• New Zealand,
• Pharmaceutical Society,
• Pharmacy Council,
• Pharmacy Guild,
• Pharmacy Today,
• Society for Science Based Healthcare

In New Zealand, the Pharmacy Council is legally responsible under section 118(i) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 for setting standards of ethical conduct for New Zealand pharmacists. As part of this, they’ve written a Safe Effective Pharmacy Practice Code of Ethics, which requires that: YOU MUST: Only purchase, supply or promote any […] … Read More

Ethical Pharmacy Practice 5: Looking for Leadership

Mark Hanna • Aug 12, 2015

• Health and Medicine

Pharmacy by russellstreet on Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0 In New Zealand, the Pharmacy Council is legally responsible under section 118(i) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 for setting standards of ethical conduct for New Zealand pharmacists. As part of this, they’ve written a Safe Effective Pharmacy Practice … Read More

Pluto and Charon Up Close

Mark Hanna • Jul 16, 2015

• Astronomy,
• Charon,
• NASA,
• New Horizons,
• Pluto

I was born in June 1989. Just 2 months after that, the Voyager 2 spacecraft flew past Neptune on its way out of our solar system and for the first time ever we saw real close up pictures of the solar system’s outermost giant planet. Of course, I was too young to remember this, but […] … Read More

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Ethical Pharmacy Practice 4: Paving the Way

Mark Hanna • Jun 19, 2015

• Alternative Medicine,
• Australia,
• Grant McGill,
• Green Cross Health,
• Homeopathy,
• Kingsley Village Pharmacy,
• Lincoln Mall Pharmacy,
• Medicine,
• New Zealand,
• NHMRC,
• NO-JET-LAG,
• NZMA,
• Pharmacy Council,
• Pharmacy Today,
• RACGP,
• Radio NZ,
• Regulation,
• Scepticism,
• Simillimum Homeopathic Pharmacy,
• Society for Science Based Healthcare,
• Stephen Child

This year has not been a good year for homeopathy. There have been many blows to the industry in the form of more research finding it ineffective, position statements from organisations of health practitioners discouraging its use, and successful complaints to regulatory authorities. And this trend shows no signs of abating. In March, the Australian […] … Read More