Most tablets from the doctors aren't vegetarian or vegan? After speaking to the vegetarian soceity about this they aren't trying to do anything about this because they don't want to take on the drug companies! As a vegetarian myself I was shocked that they don't appear to be that bothered. What do you think?
2006-10-04 07:40:38 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
I think thats awful
I am a veg too and will contact drug companies and complain about it.
2006-10-04 07:46:24 · answer #1 · answered by A Musing 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Animals were put on this earth for men??? What kind of quasi-religious nonsense is that?
If the life of the earth were seen as one year, with the earth formed at midnight on Jan 1st, then life appeared on the earth around Feb 24th. Dinosaurs appeared in July and lasted for 14 days. Humans first appeared in the evening of the 31st of December...
So I think it was the other way around... humans were put on the earth for animals (not even going to the fact that humans ARE animals.... we are just one of the largest and certainly THE most vicious of the anthropoids)
So to find (getting back to the question) that drug companies have still not given the issue of what their stuff is made from much thought doesn't surprise me. Anyone here remember Thalidomide? Or the recent 'drugs-trial' tests that went horribly wrong? They really don't have that much of a clue or a care about what they are doing, or how they do it... it is just about making more money than anyone else!
If you then expect the veg soc to take them on with limited resources.... won't happen.
HOWEVER... you seem to have make a start on a campaign on here... so start it up! Make it happen! REmember the 'McDonald's Two'??
With a will you can move mountains!
2006-10-04 12:13:40 · answer #2 · answered by Colin A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't blame them for not wanting to take on the big pharmaceutical companies; most organizations lack the funds and the political clout to do so. As vegetarians we need to be our own consumer watchdogs. Yes, gelatin is used to bind most vitamins, so I found a vegetarian formulation that gets none of its nutrients from animal sources and uses no animal byproducts in the tablets. When I started wearing contacts I went to the optometrist to get papaya enzymes rather than use the commercially available brands, which are made from pork. It's a pain, but it's my choice so it's my responsibility.
2006-10-04 11:48:39 · answer #3 · answered by mockingbird 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah you always need to check the tablets, some of them (especially capsule looking things with the "shells") have gelatin in them. There are vegan/veggie tablets too, you just have to check.
I personally don't think that the doctors give a .... whether you want veggie or not tablets. I'm sure they aren't aware of which ones are gelatine free and I wouldn't be suprised if they just blagged their way through it when questioned.
Always read all labels, it's insane when you start finding out where they shove and what....
2006-10-04 23:27:03 · answer #4 · answered by plai152 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YEah it sucks. When having an ailment it's hard to find good synthetic cures or even "plant based" cures which are free from animal products.
On this very day(oct 4 I wrote this in my journal:
Mr. Doctor,
"I do not want to eat pills which contain animal products. I also do not wish to take pills from a pharmaceutuical company which involuntarilly experiments on animals."(I would rather DIE or suffer with my pain if there are no other options)
-mr. patient
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I think that some "health-care" professionals DO CARE but others just seem to NOT CARE... and well it goes along with the person knowing that veganism is the way or not.
2006-10-04 07:53:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its not a shock that they are dead-cow covered. It says so in the ingredients list and, as a veggie, you should be checking every processed product you eat.
Why would it not have dead animals in it, 95% of stuff does ?
There are now some alternatives that have sugar coating. But as this is refined sugar its not veggie either.
I'm suprised at the veggie soc. Just because you can't win an arguement doesn't mean you should state your stance.
Did they say "they dissaprove, but won't start a campaign". Or did they say "they don't care" ?
2006-10-04 20:51:14 · answer #6 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If all that was wrong with allopatic medicine was that they were using non-vegan pills I would jump for joy. I don't take meds personally, but I realize there are people who have to (much less than many think.) For those people ask your doctor hopefully s/he has something.
Try reporting this to an organization like www.PCRM.org. I'm sure they are well aware but if people are interested than they may take action.
2006-10-06 11:49:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have the right to refuse medication but you have to decide which is better. A life with the chance to make you feelings known or ill health and maybe no chance at all.
I take medication only when I have to and try alternatives when they are available but many people go to the doctor and feel cheated if they do not come out with a prescription for pills!
2006-10-06 00:55:17 · answer #8 · answered by Mad Mum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is one of many reasons I do not take medications. I have several books on natural healing, and have learned that most chronic illnesses and diseases that would have most Americans popping pills every day for life- can be controlled by diet changes. My son used to be on his nebulizer 8 times a day, but when we took dairy out of his diet, he diesn't even need an inhaler. Most medications today are designed to hide the symptoms. Taking a Tylenol when you have a fever only gets rid of the fever- not the problem that caused the fever. And stopping the fever can slow the body's process of healing itself. Most things can be cured with warm baths, long naps, and a healthy diet. Look into it. It's one of the million things the FDA would rather we didn't know...
2006-10-04 11:32:08 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ Butterfly ♥ 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Very few organisations in the world are prepared to take on the drug companies. I'm not a vegetarian, but I can appreciate that you don't want to violate your principles. I'm not sure which components of patent medicines come from animal products, but I wish you luck with your campaign.
2006-10-04 07:50:42 · answer #10 · answered by Oskar 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They probably are bothered, but the Veg Soc UK is a charity and does not have the funds to take on the drug companies...if you are that concerned start doing something yourself and stop slagging off what is basically an extremely good society.
2006-10-04 11:21:44 · answer #11 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋