Guest guest Posted November 18, 2002 Report Share Posted November 18, 2002 On 11/17/02 9:51 PM, " " wrote: > " Has anyone ever considered the ethical dilemma in profiting from the > sale of pharmacy items that you prescribed. " > > Two comments: > 1.If you are freed up from the obligations a pharmacy requires, you > have time to see more clients. > > 2.A quality pharmacy would have to be available to your clients. > > This would be heaven sent for me. > > Mark Costello We have a full service pharmacy - i.e. Bulk, powdered and patents. We have a pharmacist come in to fill prescriptions and prepare herbs. We purposefully designed the pricing to cover the cost of the pharmacy and pharmacist, with no profit for the clinic. The cost of the herbs covers the cost of the herbs only. It pays a bit for rent, for supplies (baggies etc), the pharmacists wage ($15/hour) and the cost for replacing the herbs. I think of this as a way to have a pharmacy for free. It costs me nothing basically since it pays for itself. I also much appreciate that there is absolutely no financial motivation for me to sell herbs. My patients know this too and it leads to great ease and trust. Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2002 Report Share Posted November 18, 2002 I also much appreciate that there isabsolutely no financial motivation for me to sell herbs. >>You still have to cover his salary alon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2002 Report Share Posted December 29, 2002 At 02:51 AM 11/18/2002 +0000, you wrote: >I sometimes recommend hempseed oil instead of the sterilized seed we get in >US pharamcies. But only for short term use for constipation. I have always >been suspicious of the broader claims for hempseed oil since it was never an >important food source in any culture and a notation in bensky's first materia >medica about some toxicity. I wonder if it will also turn out to be >problematic.- I think the hemp seed oil would be less useful for constipation since it lacks the fiber in the hemp seed. And the Canadian dehulled hemp seed would be similarly less effective. I generally suggest ground seed taken by the tablespoon (but only to patients who are not subject to drug testing since the testa are sensitive to even trace amounts of THC contamination. I do remember one of my Chinese teachers talking about a province in China where food was routinely cooked in hemp seed oil and the rates for heart disease were lower than in other areas of China. Karen Vaughan Creation's Garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2002 Report Share Posted December 29, 2002 , Karen Vaughan < creationsgarden@r...> wrote: \ > > I think the hemp seed oil would be less useful for constipation since it > lacks the fiber in the hemp seed. only if you are taking pills or powder made from ground dried herb. and it depends on the type of constipation. dry yin or blood xu constipation may benefit from EFA's in the oil fraction when fiber intake is already adequate. I wasn't aware of any research specifically on hemp fiber as a laxative. Are you? in extracts, there is of course no fiber present either and in water extractions not much of anything at all. todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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