Minutus

Hi all,

I haven't read thru the whole of this thread, but one sentence caught my eye -
Here's my talking point:
I "get it" - I'm somewhat of a anti-capitalist myself and I working
here in Africa where I give away far more in rx's than I make back in money

On one hand I know a prescription rx will usually be tons more
effective than an OTC complex...

... but on the other hand....

We at Abha Light are also struggling to become self-sufficient (since
donations are slim nowadays). Our pharma is open for biz and we're
ready to sell our single Prescriptions to any and all. But there is
hardly enough biz that pays for only a fraction of our running costs.

And at our village clinics & with our homeopaths they run effectively
using tiny "size20" globules in a vial that costs us just a cent or
two to give away, easily incorporated into the expenses of running
the clinics.....

But the question is- if we had to depend only on those little pills,
Our Pharmacy shop would have closed doors long ago. The Pharmacy
can't exist on what homeopaths prescribe to their limited clientele.
Without another source of income there's no way to pay the rent,
salaries, what to speak of keeping together a lab, supplies etc.
And..... if we can't pay the rent and salaries, then we close doors
and those Prescription meds will become unavailable to everyone -
homeopaths and public alike.

So in view of the attitude expressed above (that somehow it's bad for
Pharmas to want to make money) - and as manager of a budding young
Pharma - I want to ask all of you your opinion about the way forward.
Why should the homeopath practitioners have a negaitve attitiude
about the manufacturers of their medicines?

Does a pharma only sell single remedies?
By prescription only?
Complexes and other OTC's or not?
And if they sell only singles, by prescription etc, then how do you
propose a pharma maintains itself in order that they can remain open
and producing rx's that homeopaths need?
Or do we just let most of the smaller pharmas die out and leave it to
1 or 2 companies to supply the world? Then how does the local
dispensary get its meds?
Or should we be be charging super high prices for those little white pills?
Sincerely,
Didi Ananda Ruchira | Director | Tels: +254 (0)733-895466 / +254
(0)723-869133 | www.abhalight.org

I hear you and you raise good questions. My thoughts are that each situation
has its own dynamics and perameters handle.
One argument presented is that these OTC blue tubes of single remedies and
the handful of combo remedies by Hyland’s introduces many people to homeopathy.
If they help, it opens these people up to more in depth use of the protocol.
Further, many people will not have the $$$, at least in the US, to pay for in
depth case taking and constitutional prescribing. However, they may be encouraged
to do some reading about homeopathy and first aid use with it. This gets more
people to try an alternative to toxic drug therapies which is healthier for them and
their families.
OTH, it is misleading to encourage people to buy a remedy based on 1 or 2 symptoms
listed on the label and the combo’s may not have the remedy needed so failure results.
Well, many go to homeopaths, pay their money and still get failure.
I don’t think the issue is whether pharmacies should be able to make money. It is the
economic system we live under at the moment. We need those pharmacies as they
make our lives easier in many ways. They keep 1000’s of remedies available to us
and have been part of the legitimatizing of homeopathy historically.
I think the issue always has to be understood within the dialectic of our times, knowing
and remembering history, and developing current strategies and tactics for the present
and future based on what understand the dynamics to be. I would like to see info on
the packaging that encourages people to read more on the remedies or on homeopathy or
to seek professional care from a trained homeopath. Something that indicates those
1 or 2 symptoms are not the only thing needed in choosing a remedy. But I also think
homeopathy need to design the language and not let it be imposed on us.
t
tanya
From: Abha Light Foundation
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 6:44 AM
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Minutus] Re: The business of pharmacy . was -Labeling of single remedies

Hi all,

I haven't read thru the whole of this thread, but one sentence caught my eye -
Here's my talking point:
I "get it" - I'm somewhat of a anti-capitalist myself and I working
here in Africa where I give away far more in rx's than I make back in money

On one hand I know a prescription rx will usually be tons more
effective than an OTC complex...

... but on the other hand....

We at Abha Light are also struggling to become self-sufficient (since
donations are slim nowadays). Our pharma is open for biz and we're
ready to sell our single Prescriptions to any and all. But there is
hardly enough biz that pays for only a fraction of our running costs.

And at our village clinics & with our homeopaths they run effectively
using tiny "size20" globules in a vial that costs us just a cent or
two to give away, easily incorporated into the expenses of running
the clinics.....

But the question is- if we had to depend only on those little pills,
Our Pharmacy shop would have closed doors long ago. The Pharmacy
can't exist on what homeopaths prescribe to their limited clientele.
Without another source of income there's no way to pay the rent,
salaries, what to speak of keeping together a lab, supplies etc.
And..... if we can't pay the rent and salaries, then we close doors
and those Prescription meds will become unavailable to everyone -
homeopaths and public alike.

So in view of the attitude expressed above (that somehow it's bad for
Pharmas to want to make money) - and as manager of a budding young
Pharma - I want to ask all of you your opinion about the way forward.
Why should the homeopath practitioners have a negaitve attitiude
about the manufacturers of their medicines?

Does a pharma only sell single remedies?
By prescription only?
Complexes and other OTC's or not?
And if they sell only singles, by prescription etc, then how do you
propose a pharma maintains itself in order that they can remain open
and producing rx's that homeopaths need?
Or do we just let most of the smaller pharmas die out and leave it to
1 or 2 companies to supply the world? Then how does the local
dispensary get its meds?
Or should we be be charging super high prices for those little white pills?

Sincerely,
Didi Ananda Ruchira | Director | Tels: +254 (0)733-895466 / +254
(0)723-869133 | www.abhalight.org

Well said! Domenic

--- In minutus@yahoogroups.com, "tamarque" wrote:

US pharmacies (and we have started this thread talking about the twist the homeopathic manufactures managed to put themselves in US) do have a choice in ways of conducting the business:

1. what labeling they make - few random symptoms on the label or comprehensive package insert.

2. what kind of studies they finance – those that put science of homeopathy on the forefront or those that keep endless comaprisons b/w allopathic and homeopathic treatment to just be used to brush off some law suites and regulatory requirements.

3. what kind of support they give to homeopathic profession – cultivating good education, promoting homeopathy as stand-alone profession or just sitting on the sidelines to see who wins thinking that the winner is going to need their product anyway.

I did not imply that they have to give away remedies for free, just that they have to make a choice of how they spend their profits.

V