What secret shoppers reveal about our pharmacies

By Lucy Cormack
Updated March 2 2017 - 2:29pm, first published February 13 2017 - 5:49pm
Bach flower remedies are said to "correct emotional imbalances where negative emotions are replaced with positive." Photo: Bach Flower
Bach flower remedies are said to "correct emotional imbalances where negative emotions are replaced with positive." Photo: Bach Flower
Choice conducted a "shadow shop" of 240 pharmacies around Australia, where it asked consumers to request a pharmacist's advice for treating symptoms of stress. Photo: Paul Jeffers
Choice conducted a "shadow shop" of 240 pharmacies around Australia, where it asked consumers to request a pharmacist's advice for treating symptoms of stress. Photo: Paul Jeffers
St John's Wort is a flowering plant which some studies have shown to be effective in the treatment of mild to moderate depression.
St John's Wort is a flowering plant which some studies have shown to be effective in the treatment of mild to moderate depression.

One in three Australian pharmacists recommend alternative medicines that have little to no scientific evidence of working, an investigation by consumer group Choice has found.

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