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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

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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 Presentation to a one-

  • day workshop at the EMEA

day workshop at the EMEA European Council for Classical Homeopathy European Council for Classical Homeopathy London 27 October 2006 London 27 October 2006

http://www.homeopathy-ecch.org

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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.

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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.

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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
  • 4 Part-
  • time paid consultant workers

time paid consultant workers

  • Range of policy documents
  • Range of policy documents
  • Pharmacy committee & expert advice
  • Pharmacy committee & expert advice
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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

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Homeopathic Medicines Homeopathic Medicines

  • Used safely for decades
  • Used safely for decades
  • Standard production methods lead
  • Standard production methods lead

to to safe products safe products

  • No known unsafe product reports
  • No known unsafe product reports
  • Prescribed based on data gained
  • Prescribed based on data gained

from from provings provings and clinical use and clinical use

  • 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

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HMPs HMPs -

  • Our Concerns

Our Concerns

Loss of access to necessary Loss of access to necessary HMPs HMPs in in Member States due to the imposition Member States due to the imposition

  • f unnecessary and excessive
  • f 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

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HMPs HMPs -

  • Our Concerns

Our Concerns

Loss of access to necessary Loss of access to necessary HMPs HMPs in in Germany, Netherlands Germany, Netherlands Hundreds of single Hundreds of single HMPs HMPs no longer no longer registered and available registered and available Practitioners now purchase them from Practitioners now purchase them from

  • ther countries
  • ther countries
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HMPs HMPs -

  • Our Concerns

Our Concerns

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

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HMPs HMPs -

  • Our Concerns

Our Concerns

Excessive safety requirements Excessive safety requirements

  • Application of GACP- and GMP-Guidelines
  • Stability of intermediate potencies
  • Application of blood donation and.
  • rgan

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

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HMPs HMPs -

  • Some Answers

Some Answers

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 Safety by serial multi-

  • glass dilution alone for

glass dilution alone for

  • 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
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HMPs HMPs -

  • Our Answers

Our Answers Thank you Thank you for listening for listening

http://www.homeopathy-ecch.org