The Concerns of the Homeopathy The Concerns of the Homeopathy Profession in Relation to Homeopathic Profession in Relation to Homeopathic Medicines in Europe Medicines in Europe Presentation to a one- -day workshop at the EMEA day workshop at the EMEA Presentation to a one European Council for Classical Homeopathy European Council for Classical Homeopathy London 27 October 2006 London 27 October 2006 http://www.homeopathy-ecch.org
Introduction to ECCH Introduction to ECCH ECCH is the representative European ECCH is the representative European platform for homeopathy practitioners platform for homeopathy practitioners who are not already statutorily regulated who are not already statutorily regulated healthcare professionals. healthcare professionals. , , ECCH represents a European wide ECCH represents a European wide emergent profession of homeopaths. emergent profession of homeopaths. Our aim is encourage a similar high Our aim is encourage a similar high standard of practice across Europe in the standard of practice across Europe in the interest of good patient care. interest of good patient care.
Introduction to ECCH Introduction to ECCH • Established in 1990 • Established in 1990 • 27 Professional Associations • 27 Professional Associations • 23 Countries, EU, EEA, CEE • 23 Countries, EU, EEA, CEE • Secretariat in the UK • Secretariat in the UK • 4 Part- -time paid consultant workers time paid consultant workers • 4 Part • Range of policy documents • Range of policy documents • Pharmacy committee & expert advice • Pharmacy committee & expert advice
Introduction to ECCH Introduction to ECCH • CoE NGO Participatory Status • CoE NGO Participatory Status • Member European Public Health Alliance • Member European Public Health Alliance • Corresponding member of ECHAMP • Corresponding member of ECHAMP - member of the member of the nosodes nosodes WG WG - • Responded to WHO & HMPWG on recent • Responded to WHO & HMPWG on recent draft documents draft documents
Homeopathic Medicines Homeopathic Medicines • Used safely for decades • Used safely for decades • Standard production methods lead • Standard production methods lead to safe products to safe products • No known unsafe product reports • No known unsafe product reports • Prescribed based on data gained • Prescribed based on data gained from provings provings and clinical use and clinical use from • Consistency in source materials • Consistency in source materials • Full range of all medicines needed • Full range of all medicines needed for effective professional practice for effective professional practice
HMPs - -Our Concerns Our Concerns HMPs Loss of access to necessary HMPs HMPs in in Loss of access to necessary Member States due to the imposition Member States due to the imposition of unnecessary and excessive of unnecessary and excessive requirements that are inappropriate for requirements that are inappropriate for homeopathic medicinal products homeopathic medicinal products e.g. Germany, Netherlands e.g. Germany, Netherlands
HMPs - -Our Concerns Our Concerns HMPs Loss of access to necessary HMPs HMPs in in Loss of access to necessary Germany, Netherlands Germany, Netherlands Hundreds of single HMPs HMPs no longer no longer Hundreds of single registered and available registered and available Practitioners now purchase them from Practitioners now purchase them from other countries other countries
HMPs - -Our Concerns Our Concerns HMPs The two categories of most The two categories of most concern where remedies are concern where remedies are being lost to practitioners through being lost to practitioners through manufacturers stopping them: manufacturers stopping them: • seldom used remedies < excessive paperwork + costs • nosodes < excessive safety requirements
HMPs - -Our Concerns Our Concerns HMPs Excessive safety requirements Excessive safety requirements - Application of GACP- and GMP-Guidelines - Stability of intermediate potencies - Application of blood donation and. organ donation requirements to nosodes of human origin - Requirements for freedom of pathogenic agents of source materials - Lack of differentiation of the needs for low and high potencies
HMPs - -Some Answers Some Answers HMPs Greater understanding of homeopathy and Greater understanding of homeopathy and homeopathic pharmacy by authorities. homeopathic pharmacy by authorities. Irrespective of source substance: Irrespective of source substance: Safety by serial multi- -glass dilution alone for glass dilution alone for Safety by serial multi • all single medicines above a certain • all single medicines above a certain potency potency For all source substances: For all source substances: Safety of lower potencies Safety of lower potencies • on a case by case basis • on a case by case basis
HMPs - -Our Answers Our Answers HMPs Thank you Thank you for listening for listening http://www.homeopathy-ecch.org
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