001. at nejm.org, in "Regulating Homeopathic Products — A Century of Dilute Interest" (2016-01-21), by MDs Podolsky and Kesselheim, we're told:
"according to the 2012 National Health Interview Survey, about 5 million
U.S. adults and 1 million children had used a homeopathic treatment in
the previous year [...]";
ka-ching.
"unlike dietary supplements, which were explicitly excluded from rigorous
FDA regulation in 1994, homeopathic products can actually be
substantially regulated by the FDA, since the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act allows them to be sold as 'therapeutic' [...]";
do it.
"although homeopathic drugs are generally considered to be
safe — they consist of preparations so diluted that no trace of the
original active ingredients may even remain — some physicians worry that
even inert homeopathic remedies will redirect patients away from
effective conventional remedies or clinicians [...]";
a figmentation.
"we believe that, at minimum, regulators should reconsider the way
homeopathic drugs are marketed, so that consumers who are seeking
conventional medicines at pharmacies don’t become confused [...]
reconsidering the over-the-counter sale of homeopathic remedies entirely
would be an even more drastic step and would require the FDA to take on
the entire industry for propagating remedies that don’t meet the same
standards of scientific proof applied to conventional medicines. The
recent actions by the FDA and FTC may finally signal the end of
homeopathic drugs’ century-long evasion of regulatory scrutiny [...]";
no more special privledge!
there is also an MP3 with one of the authors.
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