Hi Fester,

When you say a lifetime supply, does it have a "use by date". Is it effective after a long period on the shelf? Glad you were able to save by buying elsewhere in China.

I see the government wants pharmacist to be able to issue two months supply of medication under the PBS instead of one. Chemist are up in arms about the proposal as I assume it would save the government a fee. BTW the big money in the pharmacy business is in the dispensing of drugs, not the overpriced rubbish like vitamins on the shelf.

My wife is a believer in "Chinese" treatments, herbal medicine and massage, at 73 she is a picture of health, only visiting her western doctor who btw is Asian, for a 6 month check up with blood tests.

The wife has a 'Moringa' tea every morning, claims it is an excellent plant with a number of beneficial properties. It is now packaged and sold in shops, but the wife still likes to get hers fresh from an Indian man who has it growing.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319916

Hi Paul,

I am glad your wife has found useful drugs for herself, but I am very grateful for Medicare as well, as I need regular blood tests and care from my GP. I would also point out that pharmaceutical companies control the complimentary and alternative medicine market. It is highly profitable for them and carries no pesky constraints like proving efficacy. Most cam is fortunately harmless, but I have heard of things like turmeric concentrates causing serious bleeds in people. As with my self sourced industrial chemical, drugs with good efficacy often have risks and require medical oversight and regulation.

"When you say a lifetime supply, does it have a "use by date". Is it effective after a long period on the shelf? Glad you were able to save by buying elsewhere in China."

The chemical I have is crystalline and looks like sugar. Quite stable but it sublimates (very slowly), so I keep it in a sealed container.

The government should be more concerned about 'supply chains' and where our medications are coming from. China I suspect.

I have two medicines that are vital to me: one absolutely necessary for my survival, which have been hard to get for months now. When they do turn up,they are rationed, or a super-dooper off PBS, very expensive substitute might be available.

The pharmacist doesn't know what's going on, and the you-beaut health minister has ignored my enquiries.