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conference will report that virtually all people are inadequately
informed to assess the genuine risks of the drugs--or
combination of drugs--they are taking and will suggest
"informed consent as the solution." Leading
up to the event and throughout the month of October, the
campaign coalition will unveil a national effort to get
a million people to download
a form that allows them to evaluate the drugs they
are taking. The form collects specific information from
their prescribing physicians, requiring the physician's
signature attesting that they have fully informed their
patient of the risks and benefits of the prescribed medication
as well as non-drug alternatives. "Informed consent
in the prescription of drugs is one of the most critical
but missing pieces in the healthcare system today,"
said Dr. Dominick Riccio, psychologist, Executive Director
of the International Center for the Study of Psychiatry
and Psychology, Inc, and chairman of the "Just Say
Know" Campaign. "Every day intelligent people
are taking prescription drugs that they simply don't understand
and the consequences of not knowing are increasingly dire,"
said Riccio.
The campaign is being launched on the
heels of a half-million dollar national AARP campaign
to gain public support for the purchase of drugs from
foreign countries. The bill that AARP is backing was
written by Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., has bipartisan
support and would allow consumers to buy U.S. made prescription
drugs from Canada and eventually from other countries.
"This is an important initiative aimed at reducing
the cost of prescription drugs. But the corollary is
that many people are spending hundreds of dollars a
month on prescriptions for which there may be low cost
or no cost non-drug alternatives," said Dr. Greg
Teft, co-founder of the Just Say Know to Prescription
Drugs Campaign.
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Organizations and individuals who want
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and download the sheet titled "Take This Form and
Sign It." Instructions will be provided on each
form.
International
Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology, Inc.
Dominick Riccio, Ph.D.
Paul
Rosch, M.D.
President, American Institute of Stress
International
Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology, Inc.
Peter Breggin, M.D.
The
James Nayler Foundation
Robert Johnson, MD.
MESICS
Training
James Manganiello, Ed.D.
Cardiology
Ross Walker, M.D.
Sydney, Australia
The
Law Project for Psychiatric Rights
Jim Gottstein, J.D.
The
Institute of HeartMath
Rollin McCraty, Ph.D.
W.Paul
Sullivan, RPH
Signatuire Health Partners
Journal
of Orthomolecular Medicine
Abram Hoffer, MD.
SelfGrowth.com
David Riklan
Natural
Bodybuilding & Fitness Magazines
Steve Downs, Editor-in-Chief
Psych
Truth.Org
Laurence Simon Ph.D.
Dr.
Michael Siebert
KPNC
Radio
Dr.Greg Teftt
"It's time for all us to take
more responsibility for our own health and to demand
that our healthcare providers be more accountable to
ensure that we are informed enough to make responsible
choices," said Dr. Laurence Simon, psychologist
and vice chairman of the campaign. "Take two of
these pills and call me in the morning is no longer
acceptable," said Simon.
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