The C.A.M. Report
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Fair, Balanced, and to the Point
  • About this web log

    This blog ran from 2006 to 2016 and was intended as an objective and dispassionate source of information on the latest CAM research. Since my background is in pharmacy and allopathic medicine, I view all CAM as advancing through the development pipeline to eventually become integrated into mainstream medical practice. Some will succeed while others fail. But all are treated fairly here.

  • About the author

    John Russo, Jr., PharmD, is president of The MedCom Resource, Inc. Previously, he was senior vice president of medical communications at www.Vicus.com, a complementary and alternative medicine website.

  • Common sense considerations

    The material on this weblog is for informational purposes. It is not medical advice or counsel. Be smart, consult your health professional before using CAM.

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    Can homeopathic products contain active substances not in homeopathic dilutions?

    Not according to the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Care Products.

    L. Ramon Cuesta Laso and Mara Teresa Alfonso Galn reviewed Spanish and European Union legislation and other sources regarding this topic.

    Their conclusion?

    • “Mother tinctures” (described and discussed here) and other products containing substances that have not been subjected to homeopathic dilutions, cannot be accepted as components of homeopathic medicinal products.
    • All active components in a homeopathic prescription must be present in homeopathic dilutions.

    The bottom line?
    That’s how it should be, but the authors recommend that healthcare professionals should “ask their patients not only if they use homeopathic pharmaceuticals in general but to specify the products they are using, bearing in mind the possibility that they may contain “mother tinctures” or [other] products… that they may interfere with conventional treatment.”

    8/25/07 23:27 JR

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