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| | PJ Online | Broad Spectrum |
 | | People use complementary therapies and complementary medicines in addition to, or instead of, conventional medicines regardless of pharmacists' views on these approaches and whether or not pharmacies sell such products. |
 | | Accepting that patients may be using complementary medicines and therapies does not necessarily mean that pharmacists are endorsing such approaches, but if pharmacists are not aware of, or choose to ignore, patients' use of complementary medicines and therapies, it may in part compromise pharmacists' ability to provide pharmaceutical care. |
 | | In my view, it would be a credit to our profession to accept that patients use complementary medicines, to encourage them to disclose such use to a pharmacist without fear of being judged, and to consult a pharmacist for advice on choosing good-quality products and for objective, reliable information on their use. |
| www.pharmj.com /Editorial/20020316/comment/spectrum_complementary.html (690 words) |
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