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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFDA to revisit its policies on regulating homeopathic products
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WASHINGTON Homeopathy has long been a magnet for controversy, earning a devoted following among patients who insist its remedies are safe and effective, while attracting criticism from many doctors and researchers who say its treatments offer no more help than a placebo.
After problems within the industry in recent years, the Food and Drug Administration says it wants to revisit how it oversees homeopathic products, which can be manufactured and marketed without prior approval from regulators.
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The FDA has issued nearly 40 warning letters since 2009 to companies making homeopathic products, she said.
Last month, the agency warned consumers not to rely on over-the-counter asthma products labeled as homeopathic, saying they have not been evaluated for safety and effectiveness. In 2009, the FDA warned consumers to stop using several types of Zicam cold remedies after reports of more than 130 cases of people losing their sense of smell; the company issued a recall. The following year, Hylands Teething Tablets were recalled after reports of reactions in some children; the tablets later were reintroduced with a new formulation.
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After problems within the industry in recent years, the Food and Drug Administration says it wants to revisit how it oversees homeopathic products, which can be manufactured and marketed without prior approval from regulators.
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The FDA has issued nearly 40 warning letters since 2009 to companies making homeopathic products, she said.
Last month, the agency warned consumers not to rely on over-the-counter asthma products labeled as homeopathic, saying they have not been evaluated for safety and effectiveness. In 2009, the FDA warned consumers to stop using several types of Zicam cold remedies after reports of more than 130 cases of people losing their sense of smell; the company issued a recall. The following year, Hylands Teething Tablets were recalled after reports of reactions in some children; the tablets later were reintroduced with a new formulation.
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FDA to revisit its policies on regulating homeopathic products (Original Post)
tammywammy
Apr 2015
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okaawhatever
(9,462 posts)1. Long overdue IMO nt
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)2. You need a subscription to read the article.
Is this the same article?:
FDA to revisit its policies on homeopathic products
If so, k&r
Homeopathy is nothing but water repackaged as woo. It doesn't have a memory, it doesn't have feelings and it doesn't cure disease.
tammywammy
(26,582 posts)4. Thanks for the link
I updated the OP, in case others can't access it.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)3. They should be required to only accept homeopathic payment
Tear off one corner of a dollar bill and send it to them in a bottle of water.