Not Quite Digital Health But An Anti-Scientific Outrage Nevertheless!

This appeared last week:Thank God, Australia is now licensed to ‘moisten intestines’ and ‘replenish the gates of vitality ’16/02/2018Edwin Kruys A while back I spoke with a politician who was very cross about the decision by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to make codeine products no longer available without prescription. When I asked why, the answer was, “Codeine is great for jet lag, especially wit h a Scotch.”Clearly there was some confusion here about the indication of (the painkiller) codeine, which can cause serious side effects, especially in combination with other drugs and alcohol. An ‘indication’ is defined in the law as ‘the specific therapeutic use(s) of the goods.’ Confus ion about indications of medications is common. For example, people often mistakenly believe that green snot is an indication for antibiotics or that back pain is an indication for diazepam (Valium). And, just to be clear, codeine is not indicated for jet lag. Dryness in the triple... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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