We welcome the move against homeopathy of the highest medical deontological authority
in Italy (Federation of the Associations of Physicians, Surgeons, and Odontologists,
FNOMCeO). Early in May this year a FNOMCeO note stated that “at present there is no
scientific proof or biological plausibility supporting the soundness of homeopathic
theories…” This is a courageous statement as it moves against not only the consolidated
beliefs of consumers and a florid market but, sadly, also the consideration that the
European Commission granted homeopathic products when it regarded them as medicinal
products [
[1]
]. As such they should have been assessed by the European Medicines Agency and national
drug agencies although – the Commission noted - because of “the very low level of
active principles they contain” they should undergo a “simplified registration procedure”
and be “placed on the market without therapeutic indications…”.- European Commission
Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001
on the community code relating to medicinal products for human use.
https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/files/eudralex/vol-1/dir_2001_83_consol_2012/dir_2001_83_cons_2012_en.pdf
Date: 2001
Date accessed: June 13, 2018
To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
Purchase one-time access:
Academic & Personal: 24 hour online accessCorporate R&D Professionals: 24 hour online accessOne-time access price info
- For academic or personal research use, select 'Academic and Personal'
- For corporate R&D use, select 'Corporate R&D Professionals'
Subscribe:
Subscribe to European Journal of Internal MedicineAlready a print subscriber? Claim online access
Already an online subscriber? Sign in
Register: Create an account
Institutional Access: Sign in to ScienceDirect
References
- Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the community code relating to medicinal products for human use.https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/files/eudralex/vol-1/dir_2001_83_consol_2012/dir_2001_83_cons_2012_en.pdfDate: 2001Date accessed: June 13, 2018
- Water's wafer-thin surface.Nature. 2011; 474: 168-169
- The end of homoeopathy.Lancet. 2005; 366
- Homoeopathy: not a matter for drug-regulatory authorities.Lancet. 2009; 374: 1578-1580
Article info
Publication history
Published online: June 22, 2018
Accepted:
June 18,
2018
Received:
June 13,
2018
Identification
Copyright
© 2018 European Federation of Internal Medicine. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
