Author Archives: Dr Ken Harvey

About Dr Ken Harvey

Public Health Physician, Medical activitist

Professional misconduct: IV clinic pharmacist found guilty

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Dr Ken Harvey

In December 2015, two Monash summer vacation scholarship students helped me work up a complaint to the Pharmacy Board of Australia. The complaint alleged professional misconduct by IV clinic pharmacist, Shadi Kazeme. The IV.me Hydration Clinic was based at a … Continue reading →

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Independent review: Consumer consulation

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Dr Ken Harvey

On 18 March 2020, the Review of the TGA Advertising Framework held a consultation with the consumer members of the TGACC. This was led by Rosemary Sinclair AM and involved Protiviti consultants, TGA staff and consumer rerpresentatives from Choice, Consumers … Continue reading →

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Outcome of two student complaints

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Dr Ken Harvey

The ‘outcome’ of two student complaints shows the limitations of the TGA’s advertising framework. Outcome of student complaints: Case 1 On 11 December 2018, I submitted a compliant about Evolution Supplements, The King Kong Stack, TGA reference number AC-C7NJIKYV/2018. This complaint … Continue reading →

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Quackwatch joins the Center for Inquiry

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Dr Ken Harvey

For many years, Quackwatch.org and its related websites have been an indispensable and trusted resource in the fight to expose the fraud of health-related pseudoscience and fake medicine. Their mission will continue as part of the Center for Inquiry. Quackwatch … Continue reading →

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Monash students present at Skepticamp 2020

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Dr Ken Harvey

Two Monash BHSc students doing a work placement with me presented their work at the Airey’s Inlet Summer Skepticamp on February 29, 2020. Their presentation documented a number of complaints they had worked up which were then submitted to the … Continue reading →

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Independent review: Therapeutic goods advertising

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Dr Ken Harvey

In February 2018, the Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health, committed to an independent review of the impact of the new advertising measures within two years from the commencement of the Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2017 Measures No.1) Act 2018. On … Continue reading →

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Fraudulent IV drip therapy

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Dr Ken Harvey

The problem: NSW businesses are making claims for IV drip therapy that lack scientific evidence and exploit consumers. Claims include, ‘combats hangovers’, ‘removes toxins’, ‘removes fat’, ‘anti-ageing’, ‘prevents colds’, ‘boosts immunity’, ‘relieves fatigue’, ‘provides mental clarity’ and ‘improves memory function’. … Continue reading →

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Complementary medicines: Exporting ‘White Australia Policy’

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Dr Ken Harvey

Prof Weerasuriya ( University of Colombo) has complained that ‘Australian made’ skin whitening products are being sold in Sri Lankan supermarkets (and presumably other Asian counties). Skin-whitening products are a multi-billion-dollar industry that push a racist idea that beauty equates … Continue reading →

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Complimentary Medicines Australia ‘Fake News’

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Dr Ken Harvey

In fact, these three products were all listed as ‘FAIL‘ on the TGA web site: https://www.tga.gov.au/ws-labs-indexTesting category: Programmed; Product type: Comp medicines; Release date: May 2019 Burn with Svetol ARTG ID: 198697 Sponsor: Herbs of Gold Pty Ltd Reason for … Continue reading →

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Vitamins are not a substitute for a healthy diet

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Dr Ken Harvey

In response to Victorian Government, Better Health Channel, article, ‘Vitamin and mineral supplements‘. See also the excellent film ‘Vitamania‘. Next, the TGA needs to expand the Heading of Section 25 of the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code (No.2) 2018 to: ‘Vitamins, … Continue reading →

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