Jack and list - having tried a number of pharmacies in Melbourne to get some g/v and having been told by a number of them that it was banned in Australia, I eventually found a pharmacy that did sell it! but it was a hard slog to find it. Many docs I spoke to think it is banned also??? Val, when I discuss g/v with a client I tell all that we know about it including the 'rat' study and then leave it up to her - her decision entirely warm regards jenni RN RM IBCLC in private practice and mother to Daniel, Alicia, Michael, Ashley, Leighton & Kathryn [log in to unmask] "Learning is ever in the freshness of its youth, even for the old ---------- > From: newman <[log in to unmask]> > To: > Subject: gentian violet > Date: Saturday, June 13, 1998 9:49 > > The information I got is that it is not banned in Australia, but > difficult to get. > > Any information that it is not safe? Just some speculation and a > study on rats that were fed large doses for their *entire* natural > lives. > > Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC >