The Availability and Quality of Homeopathic Remedies in Europe
An ECCH Policy Document on Homeopathic Remedies in Europe

There are currently threats to the availability of high quality homeopathic
remedies in Europe which threaten to limit the potential benefits of homeoathic treatment to members of the European public.
The recent review of the EU legislation on pharmaceuticals has meant that the wording of the previous separate sub-directives for homeopathic medical products 92/73/EEC 92/74/EEC has now been integrated into the main directive governing all pharmaceuticals. What this means for how homeopathic medicinal products will be treated in the future remains to be seen and for the moment is the cause of concern.

The new directive has to be implemented by all EU Member States by October 2005. ECCH member associations are currently making contact with the medicines agencies of members states in order to offer their guidance on how the legislation on homeopathics is implemented in order to protect the rights of patients to have the best homeopathic treatment from practitioners.

This ECCH Policy document outlines the concerns and resulting policy recommendations of the ECCH Council on the important issue of the availability and quality of homeopathic remedies in Europe.

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