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Article: Data wins over some doubters.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Chain Drug Review
- Article date:
- May 22, 2000
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NEW YORK -- Although some skeptics question the effectiveness and safety of homeopathic remedies, the industry has been long-regonized for the extensive research it carries out to support its products and for the myriad regulations that it must adhere to.
Substances in homeopathic medicines can be derived from a wide variety of sources, including plants, minerals, animals and drugs, such as penicillin.
Homeopathic medicines are generally administered in infinitesimal quantities -- a characteristic that has led critics to charge that because the doses are so minute they are really nothing more than placebos. But clinical experiences demonstrate that even ...