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H:MC21 Lobby of Parliament on 4th July 2012 at 4pm outside House of Commons

We have set the time for 4 p.m. because there will be another group lobbying earlier in the afternoon, and we want to give them some time to see their MPs before we start.

Please write to your MP to say that you are coming to see them, and make sure that you give your name, address and postcode to show that you are one of their constituents.

This issue is not just about homeopathy but about defending choice in medicine. If a safe medicine used by 10% of the UK population can be made impossible to access, then other treatments will follow.

Please take action before the end of the month.

News Article On The Epoch Times

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Tuesday May 29, 2012 at 7:00 PM U.K.

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We will have a special broadcast on May 29th, 2012 at 7PM U.K. Time which will be 2PM Eastern USA to discuss a most vital issue to our freedom to choose healthy methods of healing and all kinds of remedies, including homeopathy.

We will be speaking with Ellen Kramer, Principal of a Homoeopathy College,
a renowned homeopath treating patients worldwide, author of books on homeopathy and spokes-person on health and wellness.

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Your Access to Homoeopathy is Under Threat

Why this is important?
The The Medicines Act of 1968 simplification process will remove duplication of material. However, this simplification process could adversely affect your access to homoeopathic medicines within the UK. If the current proposals of the  Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency [MHRA] are endorsed by the government the following would occur:

1. You would no longer be able to get homeopathic medicines by telephone or online. To get any unlicensed homeopathic medicine, a face-to-face consultation would be required at a registered pharmacy. Unlicensed medicines number in the thousands and make up the majority of homeopathic prescriptions, while there are only 50 licensed homeopathic medicines. This will also mean you cannot legally buy unlicensed homeopathic medicines online or over the phone as you currently do.
   
   
2. Homoeopaths would no longer be able to dispense or prescribe medicines to you. Homeopathic practitioners would not be able to dispense unlicensed homeopathic medicines to their patients. This arises because homeopaths are not recognized by this law as being supplementary prescribers and it will be illegal for homeopathic pharmacies to supply them with the essential (unlicensed) medicines required for their patients
   
   
3. You would have to get your homoeopathic medicines personally from a handful of licensed homoeopathic pharmacies in Britain. Hundreds of thousands of people who currently have prescriptions filled for unlicensed homeopathic medicines will be unable to obtain their urgent medicines. The estimated 6 million users of homeopathy in Britain cannot be expected to be supplied medicines face-to-face by less than five licensed premises.
   
   

You can stop this from happening by contacting your local MP and expressing your disapproval. This will be particularly effective if your MP sits on the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments or is involved with Health or Pharmacy.
You can contact your MP by using the following link:


You can find out who sits on the committee by using this link or look below:

Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments - membership

Please help us to stop the MHRA from limiting our choices of access to alternative health care!

If you are emailing make sure you put ‘Medicines Act consolidation 2012’ in the subject line, or if you are sending a letter you can head it ‘RE: Medicines Act consolidation 2012’.

There are some key points you should try to make. It is not necessary or recommended to include all the text suggested below.  It is more important that you personalize your letter with your own views and experiences.

• I’m deeply concerned that a draft proposal set out by the MHRA as part of its consolidation and review of the Medicines Act 1968 could have a significant impact on my ability as a patient to access homoeopathic medicines in the UK.

• In its current form section 10 of the proposal would only allow unlicensed homoeopathic medicines to be bought directly from a pharmacist face-to-face, in effect outlawing the purchase of these medicines over the telephone or via online ordering. This would mean I would be deprived of the medicines that I have found to be so beneficial to my health.

• There are only five homoeopathic pharmacies in the UK, so most homoeopathic medicines are ordered from these specialist pharmacies either by phone or via the Internet. The enforcement of section 10 in its current form will have serious consequences for the six million people in the UK who choose to use this form of complementary medicine.

• If not revised the proposal would also have serious consequences for more than 2,000 homoeopathic practitioners, many of whom would find it impossible to treat patients like myself because they can no longer obtain the appropriate homoeopathic  medicine.

• I understand that it is central to government health policy to increase patient choice. Section 10 will eliminate choice for people like me who want to be treated with homoeopathy.

• I would like to call on your support in getting the Health Minister to make a small change to the proposed language of the revised Medicines Act to ensure that I have continued access to a full range of homoeopathic medicines and that my right to choose homoeopathic treatment is maintained.

It doesn’t need to take you very long – in fact, try to keep the letter short (a page or less), and emphasize any points that are relevant to the particular MP – but your support is so crucial in helping to keep homoeopathic medicines freely available to everyone.

What you can do to stop this from happening

Write to your MP and tell him or her your views - especially if your MP sits on the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments or is involved with Health or pharmacy.

We  would like a small change to Section 10 of the proposed new Medicines Act to allow greater freedom to dispense remedies to practitioners and to also overcome the impracticle face-to-face issue.

It is anticipated that the new Medicines Act will be put before the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments for approval in late May/early June for implementation in July, so your swift action is critical.


How to contact your MP

You can telephone the House of Commons Information Office on 020 7219 4272 and they will provide you with the name and contact details of your MP.

Or, if you prefer, go to the UK Parliament website Parliment U.K. - you just put in your postcode and it lists your MP's contact details

If you prefer to post your letter rather than send it online, you can write to them at: The House of Commons, Westminster, London SW1A 0AA.

Alternatively you can identify the name of your MP and send your message via the online site Write To Them which is an independent, charitable project to help you contact your elected representatives.

You can find out who sits on what committees by going to this website: Parliment U.K.

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