assessments
The Novel Foods Unit of the MEB decides, on
evaluating the marketing authorisation application prepared by
the applicant, whether a homeopathic product is safe and
complies with current quality standards for the manufacture of a
medicinal product.
Some of the requirements are specific to the homeopathic nature of
the medicinal product (such as the dilution factor), but assessment
of quality is based to a considerable extent on the same standards
as for non-homeopathic medicinal products. The quality of both the
raw material and the mother tincture are determined. The consumer
is thereby guaranteed a safe homeopathic product of consistent
quality. The consumer can also assume that the package leaflet
contains accurate, balanced information. This also applies when
different homeopathic stocks are used, which is common in
homeopathic medicine.
These principles are upheld by homeopathic prescribers, the
manufacturers' association and the homeopathic consumer
organisation.