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Article: 40pc fall in prescriptions as GPs shun homeopath cures.
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- July 25, 2008
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Byline: Fiona MacRae
GPs are turning their backs on homeopathy, with the number of prescriptions for the alternative medicine falling by almost half.
Official figures show that just 49,300 prescriptions were made for homeopathic remedies in 2007 - a 40 per cent drop on two years earlier.
The slump comes despite a rise in prescribing conventional medicines.
In addition, many health trusts have stopped or reduced funding for homeopathy.
Homeopaths aim to counter diseases by using dilute forms of plants, minerals and other materials that in higher concentrations could produce the symptoms of the condition itself.
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