Tracy Witty campaign update

[Pickle500]

Interesting update on the B12 deficiency blog.

b12deficiency.info/b12-otc-...

We must keep pushing for OTC injections and sign that petition!

But my thoughts are that it will be very difficult to remove injectable B12 status as 'medicinal'. Doctors only consider numbers don't they? So in practice, salons can sell B12 injectable as 'non-medicinal' because Doctors don't consider it medicinal. So what do they consider it?

Placebo.

And if they consider it a placebo, then unless there's a known deficiency based on the numbers, they will only make things OTC if someone can prove they have a deficiency based on numbers.

So it's a bizarre paradox that I'm skeptical will ever change. Because, if it did, Doctors would have to stop telling us all that the 'numbers are in normal range'. That statement will no longer wash. And they will continue to think that everyone injecting B12 has some 'addiction' issue because if the numbers are in range there is no deficiency and no illness. And we will continue to be treated like crazy, anxious, hypochondriacs.

And all because medics hurt little egos stay bruised because they didn't get taught this stuff in school.

[Sleepybunny]

Thanks for posting the update Pickle500.

For anyone reading this thread, here's a link to the petitition to get injectable B12 available over the counter in UK.

change.org/p/dr-june-raine-...

It currently has over 101,850 signatures.

[Pickle500]

nbpharma.ca/ask-your-pharma...

ausnathealth.com.au/vitamin...

I also wonder if Canadians and Australians are able to offer OTC injections because of the distances people have to travel across provinces or states. There is so much land in these two countries and huge distances between towns and cities. If someone is living in a rural area, it could take them more than a day to get to the local healthcare centre for their jabs. So regular or every other day injections is just not tenable in these countries. So their health authorities HAVE to offer OTC. They have no choice.

But since we're all packed into this country, most of us don't have to travel more than an hour or so to get to our surgery or medical practice. So the argument isn't there in the same way.

This leaves GPs with all the cards.

It's interesting that the Australian phramacy suggests (paraphrasing) 'you can get OTC injections but talk to your GP first'.

Quite liberal.

Here they just wouldn't do that at all right?

But would it be nice to walk into a pharmacy, discuss your needs, and let the pharmacist give you training or advice on injecting yourself? Can't be too hard if Aussies and Canadians do it. And I am sure it saves the system alot of money and resources.

Again - we need a cost/benefit analysis and DATA to convince these people/powers. They don't care if we're sick, but they will care if the data shows the cost savings from injectables.